im trying to put hercules hooks in, and it wont go through the drywall, what do i do?

Question

i know that i am still going through drywall because when i pull the hook out, i still get the drywall residue on the hook, do i apply more force or what? I know that i am not on a stud

Answer 1

Maybe you're hitting something else

Answer 2

The best thing to do is to remove the hercules hook and try to hammer in a finishing nail in the same hole. The size of the new hole is a bit bigger than that made by the hercules hook, but you can hit a nail harder than you can push in the hook. Depending on the age of the home, you may have shale in the drywall making it hard to push the hooks through. If the nail goes in smooth, that is most likely the case. if you hit the nail and find resistance, there are a lot of things that could be in the way so do not force the nail. Worse thing you could do is peirce an elecrical cord and zap yourself... Or hit a waterline... Tap lightly and see if there is any resistance, the nail sohuld go in pretty smotth with a few taps.

Answer 3

Are you trying to hang something on a wall where the other side is an outside wall? If so, you have insulation between the two walls, and that tends to get in the way of the Hercules hook. I had to resort to a nail on those walls and use the Hercules hooks only on the interior walls of the house.

Answer 4

There could be other things behind the wall than studs. May be a backer board that was installed for future hanging of a heavy object. Could also be electrical or plumbing. Try the hook in a non-conspicuous area to see if it's the wall or the hook giving you problems.

Answer 5

you are only trying to push it through either 1/2 or 3/4 inch of drywall. get a small nail and knock it through, then insert the hook.

Answer 6

there are other things besides studs that are behind drywall.

there are pipes, BX armored cables. metal shields to protect other wires.

you can have drywall over plaster, or drywall over concrete.

or your wall could be plaster with wood slats and metal mesh.

Try a nail, and see if it goes in, or try another area. If that area is easy to go in, then you are probably hitting someting else.

Answer 7

i've never had that happen before. you should just have to apply more force. good luck with that, i love those things, they're soooo money!!!