Unless it s secured through drywall into a stud the weight of the hung item can cause the nail to pull out bringing a bit of drywall with it.
How to hang up a heavy mirror without nails.
Depending on how large and how heavy your mirror is you may want to hang it with mounting clips and bolts or with adhesive tape.
Hang your mirror with nails or screws.
Put away your hammer and nails there s a quicker and easier way to hang heavy pictures.
Putting a nail through a plaster wall will only lead to the nail hole chipping the plaster around the shank.
Not everyone is a confident diyer and drilling can damage hefty damage plasterboard and tiled walls if you don t do it right.
Use a long piece of sturdy metal wire to thread through the d rings and screw eyes making sure to leave some slack.
The nail hole will get.
This ultra strong mounting tape sticks to a variety of surfaces including glass metal tile.
And it won t put holes in your walls.
Nails have their place in construction but rarely work best when it comes to hanging heavy paintings photos or decorative works on the wall.
Mounting a heavy mirror on the wall can be a daunting task.
To hang a heavy mirror install 2 d rings at the top corners of the back of the mirror and 2 screw eyes at the bottom corners.
How to hang a large mirror without nails.
A good rule is that anything over 20lbs should be support mechanically which means by some metal or plastic structure secured to a stud in the wall.
Whether you want to hang a mirror to create some visual space or to check your appearance before you leave your house the thought of putting holes in your wall might turn you off.
Consider an over the door hook you could hang it from or a bunch of those heavy.
On mar 28 2013.
Luckily there are many ways you can hang a mirror without nails such as by utilizing hanging strips hooks or brick clamps.
Sweet inspirations by jp.
Yet buy a sheet of sheetrock make your own wall put it against the real wall secured somehow with velcro or goop.
Avoid using nails altogether to avoid having issues with them.