Anyone got any tricks for hanging multiple picture frames?
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I’ve got a run of 3 picture frames to hang, which all need to be at the same height.
Problem is, they are all strung with slightly different length wire and they are wide frames so need two fixing points.
I keep seeing these tools to measure the height between fixing point and top of frame but they seem to only work with one fixing point.
Any ‘tricks of the trade’ I’m missing?
Problem is, they are all strung with slightly different length wire and they are wide frames so need two fixing points.
I keep seeing these tools to measure the height between fixing point and top of frame but they seem to only work with one fixing point.
Any ‘tricks of the trade’ I’m missing?
Mr Pointy said:
Surely you just set the wall fixings at the same height & adjust the wire? or change the wire to a diferent fixing method - the two part interlocking type.
Not as simple as that as they are heavy duty wires and they’ve been crimped. Was hoping to avoid messing with them to be honest. Start off by hanging all 3 off the same hook and marking where the top of each frame comes to. Then measure the difference between the lines. Use this measurement to adjust the height of the fixing e.g if the second frame was 2cm lover than the first raise the fixing for that frame by 2cm. This will result in all frames being level. Hope I've explained it ok
D44nny said:
Start off by hanging all 3 off the same hook and marking where the top of each frame comes to. Then measure the difference between the lines. Use this measurement to adjust the height of the fixing e.g if the second frame was 2cm lover than the first raise the fixing for that frame by 2cm. This will result in all frames being level. Hope I've explained it ok
That make sense and seems like the best option, thank you. miniman said:
This - miniman is right. Took me years to discover this tool, saves a lot of time. Well-known kit in the art world.D44nny said:
Start off by hanging all 3 off the same hook and marking where the top of each frame comes to. Then measure the difference between the lines. Use this measurement to adjust the height of the fixing e.g if the second frame was 2cm lover than the first raise the fixing for that frame by 2cm. This will result in all frames being level. Hope I've explained it ok
This makes sense and way I would go.biggiles said:
miniman said:
This - miniman is right. Took me years to discover this tool, saves a lot of time. Well-known kit in the art world.(a week after hanging 12 photo frames at my mothers house…)
James6112 said:
biggiles said:
miniman said:
This - miniman is right. Took me years to discover this tool, saves a lot of time. Well-known kit in the art world.(a week after hanging 12 photo frames at my mothers house…)
While we're on this topic - if you need to do a vertical set of pictures, have a look at STAS hanging systems to get them all in line. Easy. : https://www.hangingsystems.com/products/stas-zippe...
Saves a lot of time.
Faced with that kind of problem I used this in lots of rooms in the house.
https://systematicart.com/shop-by-system/picture-h...
Dead easy to line up pictures however you want. There are light and heavy duty hooks.
https://systematicart.com/shop-by-system/picture-h...
Dead easy to line up pictures however you want. There are light and heavy duty hooks.
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