Adhesive picture hooks are the best way to prevent damage when hanging a picture but pre drilling the hole will usually prevent cracks and chips from forming as well.
Hanging pictures in brick walls with plaster over.
If you need to hang a group of pictures place the largest picture in the middle and have the center of the group be at 57 inches 145 cm.
Plaster walls have a tendency to crack and crumble if you attempt to hammer a nail directly into the wall.
Most people opt for hanging their pictures at eye level on open walls and higher if the picture is going over a fireplace.
How to hang on plaster walls with a picture hanging system.
The average eye level is 57 inches or 145 cm above the floor.
This system works by simply installing a rail along the wall and pictures then hang from cables attached to the rail and are fastened with hooks.
The ideal solution for hanging pictures on plaster is to use a picture hanging system like the all in one click rail cable hanging kit.
Both the style that holds the brick and the style that grips the open mortar space.
I have recently moved into a new house which is 100 years old.
Anyway i am trying to hang up some pictures i have tried by putting up hooks using a masonry bit then hammering in a plastic plug and then a screw with the hook attached.
After moving into a new home you might realize that the walls are made of plaster and not drywall.
How to hang pictures from a stone fireplace without damaging the stone.
Plaster and lath on the other hand is a more labor intensive but high end wall treatment where workers nail lengths of wood called lath to the studs and then apply several coats of plaster over.
The best for hanging items on a brick wall with no drilling and worked best for all growing season support are the brick clips.
If you try to hammer in a nail to hang a picture the nail might actually bend in half.
Devices called brick clips or brick hangers allow people to hang pictures mirrors and other objects on walls without drilling into the brick two examples are brick clips by a company called.