Hanging pictures on solid concrete walls

[Asterix]

Our place has solid concrete walls with a skim coat.

A standard 'pins' to affix picture hooks for large paintings go in a few millimetres and then stop, bend, when they hit the concrete. I'm not sure I can find a masonary drill bit thin enough - my large set of drills certainly doesn't have one.

Any tips?

[mk1fan]

Screw and Wrawl plug.

Why have you got concrete walls? It's not for water proofing reasons is it? If it is then I'd use stick on picture hooks rather than nails or screws. JML do them, as an example.

[Asterix]

Dubai villa. All walls made with shuttering and poured concrete. I don't have one stud wall.

Great for sound isloation in each room but crap for hanging stuff.

Some of the paitings have pretty heavy frames so I guess a screw and plug is the way to go. I could see a stick on solution pulling the skim coat off.

[fulham911club]

these are what you want - they work a treat - far, far easier than getting your drill out

http://www.diyframing.com/store_viewItem.cfm?ItemI...

[astroarcadia]

Get your drill out, you need to make a fixing into the concrete.. 6mm masonary bit, red plug and screws. It takes two minutes and is the proper way to do it.

[spikeyhead]

buy some short masonry nails and hang the pictures from them.

[Simpo Two]

Another vote for masonry bit/Rawlplug/screw. If you leave the screw sticking out just enough to get the string/wire over, say 3mm, the vertical shearing force needed to dislodge is, well, you could probably climb on it.

[toasty]

fulham911club said:

these are what you want - they work a treat - far, far easier than getting your drill out

http://www.diyframing.com/store_viewItem.cfm?ItemI...

+1 These things do the trick very well.

[Westy Pre-Lit]

You need Sky Hooks, you can get them at screw fix

Edited by Westy Pre-Lit on Saturday 4th July 10:12

[V12Les]

Simpo Two said:

Another vote for masonry bit/Rawlplug/screw. If you leave the screw sticking out just enough to get the string/wire over, say 3mm, the vertical shearing force needed to dislodge is, well, you could probably climb on it.

Its the only way...fk the other suggestions.

[J_S_G]

V12Les said:

Simpo Two said:

Another vote for masonry bit/Rawlplug/screw. If you leave the screw sticking out just enough to get the string/wire over, say 3mm, the vertical shearing force needed to dislodge is, well, you could probably climb on it.

Its the only way...fk the other suggestions.

+1

[simonrockman]

V12Les said:

Simpo Two said:

Another vote for masonry bit/Rawlplug/screw. If you leave the screw sticking out just enough to get the string/wire over, say 3mm, the vertical shearing force needed to dislodge is, well, you could probably climb on it.

Its the only way...fk the other suggestions.

He only wants to hang a picture. Masonary nails are made for this.

Simon

[V12Les]

simonrockman said:

V12Les said:

Simpo Two said:

Another vote for masonry bit/Rawlplug/screw. If you leave the screw sticking out just enough to get the string/wire over, say 3mm, the vertical shearing force needed to dislodge is, well, you could probably climb on it.

Its the only way...fk the other suggestions.

He only wants to hang a picture. Masonary nails are made for this.

Simon

Only way your gonna get a masonary nail to go into concrete that has been reinforced and pokered is with a Hilti gun. Not ideal for a finished wall.

[astroarcadia]

OP have you tackled this yet?

[Shaolin]

Wondering what kind of man would favour a simple hammer and nail over a very loud and macho power tool

[astroarcadia]

Shaolin said:

Wondering what kind of man would favour a simple hammer and nail over a very loud and macho power tool

The sort of man thats cuts corners.

[Simpo Two]

astroarcadia said:

Shaolin said:

Wondering what kind of man would favour a simple hammer and nail over a very loud and macho power tool

The sort of man thats cuts corners.

You'll need a large power tool to cut out corners properly...

[simonrockman]

V12Les said:

simonrockman said:

V12Les said:

Simpo Two said:

Another vote for masonry bit/Rawlplug/screw. If you leave the screw sticking out just enough to get the string/wire over, say 3mm, the vertical shearing force needed to dislodge is, well, you could probably climb on it.

Its the only way...fk the other suggestions.

He only wants to hang a picture. Masonary nails are made for this.

Simon

Only way your gonna get a masonary nail to go into concrete that has been reinforced and pokered is with a Hilti gun. Not ideal for a finished wall.

I stand corrected.

[Asterix]

astroarcadia said:

OP have you tackled this yet?

Not yet - next weekend

[Westy Pre-Lit]

It's the only way and even that will be hard.