Mounting Into Plaster Walls

Screws and screws with masonry anchors for heavy items are your best choice for hanging things on plaster walls without picture rail.

Mounting into plaster walls.

For instance drive a screw into the strip on the spot just above where you want to hang a picture. Ch hanson 0304 magnetic stud finder. These sheets are not very thick and can easily break. Here are links to the product we used in this video.

Amazon affiliate http amzn to 1iofrse ryobi corded drill with c. Nonpointed versions require an installation hole and work well in old plaster and lath walls. What you want to do is select the drill bit that it says to use on the side of the package of screws and anchors. Pointed mollys can be tapped into place with a hammer.

You can raise or lower the wire to get the picture to the correct height. Hanging things on lath and plaster walls is a tricky business. For lighter items simply screwing into the plaster with a 1 1 4 drywall screw is usually enough to get the job done. Plaster walls without available studs mark the locations of all of the bracket mounting holes onto the wall using a level to make sure the brackets will be.

Use an electric screwdriver to. Be sure to use one that s long enough to get behind the plaster and lath. Select a drill bit that is 1 8 in 0 32 cm smaller in. The drill will stop once it is all the way through the plaster you ll feel it.

Drill pilot holes through the wall with a masonry drill bit. Due to this reason it is not recommended for you to drill directly into the plaster. Seat the round flange flush with the wall surface by tapping the screwhead. This is because most plaster walls are made as dividers and are made of one or two sheets of plaster.

Plastic wall anchors don t work with lath and plaster walls. Turn the screw to mushroom the slotted sleeve against the back wall surface. Choose heavy duty plaster anchors capable of bearing the tv s weight. Driving anything much larger than a pin nail into.

These ones that i use regularly take a 3 16 drill bit. Get anchors capable of bearing at least 150 lb. Get it in your drill and go for it. Instead use plaster anchors made of metal like a molly bolt or a toggle bolt.

Installing the mount 1. Plaster is a hard durable material but it s also resistant to penetration. Attach one end of a.