Drill a hole in the wall to accommodate the plastic anchor.
Hanging objects on wall.
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As you might imagine solid walls like concrete brick and tile need special techniques to hang objects.
Lighter items up to 10 pounds can be installed using a plastic wall plug.
Hang objects up to 150 pounds with zero hassle with hercules hooks which you can install just by pushing through the wall and positioning it right side up.
11 ways to hang anything on a wall step 1.
Tap the anchor all the way in with a hammer.
Mark it on the painter s tape using a pencil.
Determine your surface most houses will have drywall but many built before 1950 used lath and plaster which is.
Mark the spot where you want to hang the object.
Buy plastic or nylon wall anchors made for the size screws you have and examine the package to find out what.
You ll need to use a powerful drill with masonry drill bits that gradually size up to match the size of the wall plug.
Knock on the wall when you re over a stud the sound will be a more solid thump check for nails along your baseboard.
They re typically placed on the stud line.
To hang medium weight objects such as large pictures.