How do you keep pictures on a wall level? They always seem to get crooked after a day or two.?

Answer 1

You can try hanging them with two hooks instead of just one. With one hook in the center of the picture, of course it can be tilted easily. If you use two hooks (each one more towards a corner than the middle) the picture stays in place.

Answer 2

whoa! you ought to live in my neighborhood. The San Andres fault line is just 15 miles away. Seems like everything in my house tilts. We don't notice the little tremors except for the pictures and the water in the aquarium. So far it hasn't slopped any water out, and our house is still near the top of the hill. When it starts sliding down the hill, I'll move.
Here's something that you need to check. Is your house level? I measured from the ceiling down and put two nails in and the picture looked great when I hung it. But put a level on it and the bubble was off to one side. See, your eyes see level even if your house isn't. So, for starters, use picture wire (not string) and eye screws on the back of the picture. Measure down the outside edges, about 1/3 of the way down, and put in your eyescrews. Attach the wire with enough slack for it to pull up to the top edge of the frame in the center. Decide, by holding the picture against the wall, where the bottom of the picture should be and make a light pencil mark. Also mark the top edge and the point the eye screws are. About 1/2 way between the top and eye screw is where you want your nail or hooks. How far apart the hooks are will depend on the size of the picture. Now, use a level ( the bubble kind) to make the two marks where you will put the nails/hooks. If you are working on wood or composite paneling, use a grease pencil or bits of masking tape to mark your spots. Painted plaster is eraseable if you use a light pencil mark. The new laser levels are fine but they can't measure visual tilt. The two hook/nail system lets you do your own visual leveling and that is more comfortable than true level for most people.
Now, unless you are a "Monk" type, you might want to go to the poster look, and those look best tilted and taped any which way they happen to go.
Have Fun,

Answer 3

There are at least five ways to solve this.
1. Put something slightly sticky, such as a small bit of rolled up transparent tape behind each bottom corner of the frame and press to wall. You can also use a bit of masking-tape. Take about 1/2 inch of such tape and roll it on itself, sticky side out, and proceed as above.
2. Take some 'velcro' ( both kinds ie. the 'loops' and the 'hooks') and make a small square, approximately 3/8" square,. Then glue this to the exact center of the bottom, inside edge of the frame. Then hang and level the frame, make a tiny pencil mark on the wall at the bottom center. Remove the frame, then glue the second piece of 'velcro' to the wall just ABOVE the mark. When the frame is replaced on the wall the two pieces of velcro will mesh and keep the frame from moving. The disadvantage of this method is that you now have something glued to the wall and you may have to remove the velcro and repaint there when you move the picture.
3. Take two very small brads and drive them into the the back of the frame at the lower corners, letting 3/16" to 1/8" protrude from the suface. Then cut off the heads of the brads with a pair of snippers or wire cutters. When you level the frame and hang it, then push the frame into the wall so that the brads slightly penetrate the wall surface. The disadvantage is that you will leave two very small indentations in the wall.
4. I call this next to last method " the hippie handyman" method. Chew a piece of gum of your very own favorite flavor until there is no flavor left. Then take two tiny blobs of gum and place them on the back of the frame at the bottom corners. hang and level the frame the press the frame to the wall and presto... you're done. I will leave it up to you to figure out the disadvantages...if ANY!!
5. Use TWO points instead of one from which to hang the frame. These should be separated so that they are each approximately 1/4 of the distance in from the frames edge. You can also make a loop with the cord or wire around one, or both of the hanging points (ie,. the nails). I believe this is the best of all the ways to solve the problem. The piece will stay level even when you are dusting ....on the level!!

Answer 4

Make sure the hanger on the back of the picture is dead center of the frame. Measure the frame across and divide by 2. Put your hanger there in the middle. If you use wire, then make sure you measure down from the top to the sides and place the eyescrews same distance down. When you hang the picture place it dead center on the hanger. Even then you will have to move and adjust the picture. A small level will help you start it out level. Hanging pictures next to each other makes this task even more diffacult. Keep pictures far enough apart that this does not come into play. The eye will natural go to things that are not equal/semetrical.

Answer 5

On your kitchen drawers and cabinet doors there is a little rubber bumper to keep them from slamming when being closed. These are clear bumps about 1/2 the size of a dime. You can buy them at your local hardware store. They come on sheets of 25 or so. I use 2 on the bottom corners of all my wall frames. They not only keep the frame level but also protect the wall.

Answer 6

I first use the black and decker laser level and then if the frame is big I use 2 nails one at each end to keep the frame straight. If the frame has a string or wire that needs to be hung I don't use it. If the frame is small I use 2 nails as well but a bit closer to eachother. I hope this helps

Answer 7

Use popsicle sticks. Put the nail/screw right through it. They're easier to level than a painting and then once you hang the painting, the edge rests on the popsicle stick and stays level. No more wobbling. This of course doesn't work with all frames... some of the larger ones require bigger pieces of wood, but it'll work for a lot of them.

Answer 8

Here's one that hasn't been mentioned. I get an eraser and cut two small squares off of it and then use a nail, glue or double stick tape to attach it to the picture frame.

I like erasers (especially the white ones) because they grab the wall and they leave absolutely no marks on the wall like nails, gum, ticky tack and tape do.

Answer 9

easiest way :put two nails. if u cant for some reason then position them the way u want. now take cell tape about 2 inch long. stick the two ends of the piece together with the glue on the outerside.
now paste this loop of cell tape on the underside of the painting.....on two or three places.
if the cell tape is strong enough it will stay for quite some time.

Answer 10

Use a small pice of double face tape on the bottom corners of the pictures. 3M makes tape that will not harm painted surfaces. It is sold on a blister pack. Any home improvement store will have this product.

Answer 11

There is also a clay like substance that you can get at hobby stores. People who paint minature figures for role playing games use it to attach the figure to a spool of thread (Makes it easier to hold and paint). My friend gave me some and I've been using it for years. It doesn't dry out like playdough or other clays. It comes off when you need it to and doesn't damage anything. Any good gamer store that sells figures and paints for D&D should carry it.

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