hanging pictures

[shirt]

i've recently had the whole house replastered and painted. i want to hang a few pictures and mirrors but am wondering what the best method is to do so whilst doing the least damage to the plaster.

i guess for the havier items i have no choice but to drill into the walls, but most of the pics are canvas on lightweight frames and can only weigh a few hundred grams at most. what would you recommend? is there a stick-on solution?

[loltolhurst]

i just bang a single nail in

[Scraggles]

had to hang a heavy painting on the wall, banged in 4 masonry nails, the damage to the plaster is hidden by the painting and not likley to move it either

[shirt]

loltolhurst said:

i just bang a single nail in

does that not shatter the plaster?

[henrycrun]

No modern plaster should be OK, try a hidden area first if you want to check.

[Simpo Two]

Yes, just wallop a nail in. If your house has breezeblock behind the plaster, then any nail will do; it doesn't have to be a masonry one.



ETA: Make sure you're not vertically above a power socket or switch, because that's where the power cable runs!

Edited by Simpo Two on Sunday 18th October 22:43