![]() Gives you more a more stable support for the picture. If your picture is large/heavy, use 2 hangers. As I mentioned, I will usually put a small piece of tape to help avoid cracking the plaster, but frankly I think that's pretty useless. They couldn't be more different when considering how to mount on a wall.ġ - can you use standard picture hangers in a lathe/plaster wall. ![]() I guess I don't need studs for my current project but was considering to mount a TV in the other room, figured it would be good practice.Ī TV and an oil painting are literally apples elephants. There's a large oil painting in storage that I was thinking about hanging as well, probably 15 lbs. ![]() last owners made a mess of the wall with spiderweb cracking of the plaster from the nails. I just pulled out a bunch of nails and patched the plaster. Maybe the picture hangers with a drywall screw like this: I'm buying a laser level and whatever stud/electrical finder is recommended.įramed prints are about 8 pounds each. wall is about 20ft long but sofa isn't centered due to the placement of the TV between a doorway and a large picture window.Īny info would be appreciated. So what would your advice be? I just painted and my walls have nothing on them. My entire wall's finished section is only about 4" thick so I'm basically hitting the other side with 2" hollow wall anchors. My first try was drilling into a hallway (backing into a closet) and the 2" molly bolts I bought (due to a YouTube) video and drilled into the lathe seemed too long. If I'm drilling into the lath, how do I locate the electrical?Īlso, do you center the artwork in the center of the wall or just over the couch (or to the eye)? Also, the artwork I bought has two hangers 22" apart, therefore, it doesn't look like I'll be using 2 studs anyway. Apparently it's harder to find the studs due to the wood lath in behind. I've read that plaster and lath walls are somewhat different in hanging things.
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