The anchor used to hang heavy objects on a cinder block wall must grip the sides of the anchor s pilot hole tightly.
Hanging pictures on cinder block walls.
Anchors with heavy duty spring loaded wings hold objects against the hollow part of a cinder block and wedge style anchors hold objects against the cinder block s solid webbing.
We of course can not drill a hole to use regular pictures hooks and i am not sure that the 3m command hooks will hold.
Instead they have adhesive backings which can stick firmly to the wall.
Take a small pinch of the sticky tack out of the container and apply it to each of the corners of the poster.
Two examples are brick clips by a company called.
The adhesive hooks are an outstanding solution because they don t require we drill holes in the wall.
Then press each corner of the poster against the wall to hang it up.
Clean the wall with rubbing alcohol then peel off the paper backing from the adhesive hook and press in place for 30 seconds.
Hold for 30 seconds and release.
If the concrete block wall is painted and has a relatively smooth not porous finish hanging pictures may be as simple as installing removable adhesive wall hooks.
She has a couple of nice framed pictures that she really wants to take to school but i am not sure the best way to hang them.
Hang from the ceiling in front of the stone fireplace.
Third forget about the wall hang your hardware from the ceiling.
Remove the paper lining on the back of the hook line it up straight and press the hook firmly onto the wall.
3 most common way to hang pictures on concrete wall method 1.
Damage free adhesive picture hangers come in a range of styles and sizes.
Avoid placing a heavy object s anchor within 1 inch of a cinder block s mortar joint.
Sticky putty or sticky tack is a cheap adhesive that is strong enough to support the weight of a poster on a painted concrete wall.
As easy to fill in a hole in the ceiling drywall as it is to fill a hole in wall drywall.
How to hang pictures from a stone fireplace without damaging the stone.
While most adhesive hooks are strong enough to keep your pictures on the wall you must buy a couple capable of holding about 8 pounds or 3 6kg of weight.