Hanging Big Heavy Picture in Living Room?

Question

Any advice how to hang big pictures in my living room. I'm not sure if regular hooks will hold them without breaking, and I have plaster wals (not dry wall. Any advice?

Answer 1

You need rawlplugs and proper picture hooks and two people - one to hold and the other to measure where they should go.

Answer 2

Use a picture hanger of an appropriate weight tolerance and be sure to secure it into a stud. Also, since your walls are plaster, drill a hole one size smaller than the hanger you'll be using. This will save you from cracking the plaster. You may use a stud finder but try tapping the wall till you find a spot that doesn't sound hollow. This is more likely to indicate a stud rather than just lathe.

Answer 3

I would use a french cleat system, and use the bracing taps in your wall. The taps come in all colors (made of plastic) depending on their size, Lowes carries them and depending on the weight of the picture I would use the blue ones. If the picture weighs 75lbs. or less you only need two use two of the blue taps. 75lbs or more I would recommend locating a stud and using lag bolts to hold the picture, and 1/16 steel cable. Lag bolt size I would go with an inch and a half. This should hold up to about 180lbs-300lbs depending on what grade steel cable you get. You will need to use aluminum crimps though with the steel cable.
I am pretty sure the french cleat system will work, Lowes carries them, they are two aluminum plates that have a small 45degree bend to them. This allows them to latch onto one another and prevents the picture from being crooked. They also have a level that comes with the system and it only costs $6.89 for the lower weight one.

Answer 4

Regular picture hooks with two nails will hold a huge weight and I have paintings four foot by three foot so hung. The best way is to try it by hanging something that won't break if it falls. Most people overdo the fixing.

Answer 5

I don't think you are going to hang anything successfully without putting hole in the walls. I just discovered these hooks called Hercules hooks. They leave a very tiny, easily repairable hole in the wall and can hold up to 125 pounds of weight. This is not an advertisement, just a suggestion.

Answer 6

Best mount would be screwed into studs, behind the plaster, which has lath (thin slats of wood nailed horizonally) behind it.
If the studs don't line up where you need to hang, try TOGGLE BOLTS (with the spring loaded wings that open up behind the wall). Last choice, molly bolt inserts.

Answer 7

Would drill 2-3 holes in a line (use spirit level if you have one) & use rawl plugs. You need the plugs to be a pretty tight fit though to be secure. Had to do this for a large heavy mirror & since my dad is a diy genius I learn a lot from him!!!!!!!!

Answer 8

You may hire someone holding the picture on his head? If not then you can use the proper bits ( they use for making wholes in the tiles) and put strong nails to hold the heavy picture. .

Answer 9

Get a stud finder a cheap one is about 3 bucks make sure you put the nails in the studs or you'll end up with big holes in you're walls. goos luck.

Answer 10

My husband recently hung in our house a heavy wall mirror. The instructions specifically said NOT to use picture wire. Instead, we were to use D-rings (available at any hardware store). He hung our heavy mirror with four D-rings. (We have drywall.)