Picture Hanging On Gyprock Walls

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Picture hanging on gyprock walls.

Plaster walls have a tendency to crack and crumble if you attempt to hammer a nail directly into the wall. Lick your middle knuckle and grab the hanger on the back of the picture with the wet finger. Mark the horizontal location of the center of the picture on a piece of masking tape on the wall. This means that there is something substantial to screw the hook into.

The heaviest paintings should be hung from hooks fastened directly to the studs while toggles and other plasterboard anchors can be used for lighter pictures. If your walls are lined with plasterboard the weight of the object you re hanging will determine how you secure it. Snip off an 8 to 10 piece of wire coat hanger and bend the ends in opposite directions. Now hold the picture wire up with your finger and measure the distance from your finger to the top of the frame.

If you love my content and would like to send me a couple. Measure down that distance from the pencil mark you made on the wall and mark that spot. Press your knuckle against the wall when the picture is exactly where you want it. If you re looking for a clever solution to hang a picture or other fixture to drywall.

Light pieces like. Obviously the best option when hanging a print on a gyprock wall is to be able to locate the picture hook onto a stud. Gyprock is really not much more than 2 sheets of paper with plaster in between so you do not want to be hanging a very heavy picture or mirror off gyprock. The saliva will leave a light mark for placing a nail.

The best option mostly depends on the weight of the picture in question. Hang your picture hold up your picture where you would like it to be then mark a line along the top of the frame. In today s video i run through the best options for hanging a heavy picture on a plasterboard wall. Here s how to hang pictures quickly and easily.

How to hang something on the wall without a stud there s never a stud when you need one.