How to hang a picture on a wall of plasterboard?

At present one of the most indispensable materials for repair is drywall. It is used for leveling walls, creating partitions and arches, installing multi-level ceilings. But sooner or later the repair is over and you can start decorating the walls. To the walls do not seem bare, many decorate them with paintings, mirrors, tapestries and other elements of decor. And here we are not the most pleasant surprise. Drywall is a fairly brittle material, so just to drive nails into it will not work. Such material requires special treatment. And here before us the question how to hang a picture on a wall from a drywall is looming?

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Preparatory stage

Before you hang a picture on a drywall wall, you need to prepare:

• At a minimum, you need to pick up a suitable place for the art canvas, so that the wall does not seem bare and dull.
• Once you have decided on the location of your decor element, you need to clear the nearest territory to it. Remove from this place all that you can prevent: calendars, other elements of decor.
• Mark with a pencil, pen or chalk.

Important! It would be good to think about this before the end of the repair. Then, at the time of assembling the metal frame, you can insert a wooden beam into the structure. This will help you later, without much difficulty, to hang not only decorative panels, but also shelves, a mirror or another, rather heavy thing.

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Mounting methods

Walls made of such material can crumble from a hammer blow, so the way to hang a painting on a drywall should be chosen based on the weight of the object you hang. There are two main ways that you can use:

• With a self-adhesive hook. This, of course, sparing, but not the most reliable way, because at any time the hook can get unstuck, even if the selected decorative canvas is not very heavy.
• With the help of dowels, self-tapping screws, anchors. Here you will need tools, for example, a screwdriver. You will also need a bracket that will be screwed into the dowel.

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We hang light paintings

With the help of a self-adhesive hook you can hang pictures, whose mass does not exceed 2 kg. Then the chances that a reproduction or a photograph will hang long, are large enough.

Important! Do not hang in this way decorative canvases in a room with high humidity.

How to hang a picture on plasterboard with the help of hooks?

1. First, clean the surface of the wall from dirt. You can use a dishwashing liquid or other detergent. Then the walls must be washed with clean water and dried. The surface must be dry and clean.
2. Now the surface must be degreased. On the place where you will glue the hook, there should be no greasy spots. In addition, the surface should be flat.
3. Glue the hook at the selected location. Pull it down so that it adheres to the wall as much as possible.
4. It remains only to hang the canvas.

On sale there is a huge selection of a wide variety of hooks. Make sure that your hook fits under the fasteners of your product.

Important! Very light objects can be hung on double-sided scotch.

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We hang a heavy picture of

If you do not trust the hooks or you have a fairly heavy picture, then you need to use a different method. What should we do to hang a picture on the wall of drywall?

1. You need to determine where the metal frame is. This can be done with a magnet. If we have a log in the form of a wooden beam, then we use it. We mark the place where the product will hang.
2. Drill a hole of the desired diameter. The diameter must correspond to the fastening element. It is best to mount on special butterfly dowels. They are produced specifically for work with plasterboard and are distinguished by the fact that when twisting they form a pattern that is able to withstand a large weight. You can use an anchor bolt, but you need to take into account one nuance - to dismantle the picture in the case of fastening on the anchor is unlikely to succeed.
3. Insert the plug into the hole. The edge of the dowel must go level with the wall.
4. In the dowel, insert the screw and screw it with a screwdriver. Now even a heavy product can be hung on the screw.

Using any of the methods, you decorate the room, and keep the wall intact. We wish you successful experiments in interior design of your home!