Hanging Art On Cinder Block Walls

The anchor used to hang heavy objects on a cinder block wall must grip the sides of the anchor s pilot hole tightly.

Hanging art on cinder block walls.

Before hanging anything on your concrete wall determine if you have a hollow or solid concrete wall. 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. 3 most common way to hang pictures on concrete wall method 1. You can hang art on any wall.

Use a one piece expansion anchor on solid concrete and a metal sleeve anchor on hollow concrete. Using store bought or diy hooks are also perfect for displaying framed art from students. Attach wall adhesive to a collection of decorated clothespins and apply directly to cinder block walls. The adhesive hooks are an outstanding solution because they don t require we drill holes in the wall.

You just need the right tools. Obviously you re not going to drive a nail into a block wall and put in a picture hangar. Also find out how much the art object weighs and choose anchors that will support its weight. Facility managers will refuse to avoid drilling the material in multiple locations overtime.

Hanging system for masonry block walls hanging art on concrete masonry or concrete block walls is problematic. Try getting your hands on some long pieces of cork strips and attach them to cinder block walls using push pins to display artwork. This article was co authored by jason phillip jason phillip is a handyman specializing in mounting and hanging objects onto walls.