Hanging pictures on plaster walls
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Kerensa Zieske on Dec 13, 2015Command Hooks or velcro tapes. I'm not sure if the adhesive will mare the plaster though.Helpful Reply
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Marion Nesbitt on Dec 13, 2015I hear you. I do not trust the Command hooks for weighty items. One tip is to heat the nail head first. Didn't work. Another is to place a piece of masking tape on the wall and then nail. Only thing it does is keep the debris in place. If your house is quite old like mine, the mouldings at the ceiling have a gap so a special clip can be inserted and pics hung by chains, cords, etc. Who wants that? I may use a really fine bit on my drill and slowly, slowly make a tiny hole first before nailing. Just repaired the many holes from pic hanging, and painted my den. My pics are just sitting as I am avoiding the impending mess.Helpful Reply
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Nancy on Dec 13, 2015Put tape on the wall and with a very small drill bit do a pilot hole for the screw or nail you are going to hang from. The tape keeps the plaster from chippingHelpful Reply
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Joy McElroy on Dec 13, 2015Add a picture rail around the walls and suspend your pictures and mirrors on thin wires and hooks from the rail. The wires will hardly show and the items can be taken down without damaging your walls at all.Helpful Reply
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Sue Sanders on Dec 13, 2015You would have to find where the studs are and put your nail. in that stud and that should hold your heavier hangings. There is a stud finder you can buy at your Lowe's or hardware store. I would not use the hangers that you put in the plaster that spreads out in the back of the sheetrock/plaster for support and not stud supported.Helpful Reply
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Dee on Dec 13, 2015I have plaster walls... the wide painters tape works great, it keeps the plaster from cracking use a small drill bit to start if your art/mirrors are heavy you can try toggle boltsHelpful Reply
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Connie on Dec 13, 2015Please do not use the command type hooks. They can hold the weight, but when the temperature drops so does whatever it was they were holding. For your heavy mirrors, use a stud finder and use a screw if you can't find a stud use a screw with a toggle bolt.Helpful Reply
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Sarah A. Victory on Dec 15, 2015The only helpful suggestion that I have is Command hooks--not sure they make them for everything but I keep a supply handy.Helpful Reply
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Nancy on Dec 15, 2015Have a very small drill bit and do it slow. I can't recall ever chipping plaster putting a nail in, removing has been a different story!Helpful Reply
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Sue Sanders on Dec 15, 2015I dont know much about plaster walls but on my sheetrock I can tap with my knuckles on the wall and can find the studs locations by the sound. In between studs is a hollow sound.Helpful Reply
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