I have recently moved into a new house which is 100 years old.
Hanging pictures in brick walls with plaster over.
The average eye level is 57 inches or 145 cm above the floor.
Hang from the ceiling in front of the stone fireplace.
The best for hanging items on a brick wall with no drilling and worked best for all growing season support are the brick clips.
Most people opt for hanging their pictures at eye level on open walls and higher if the picture is going over a fireplace.
Both the style that holds the brick and the style that grips the open mortar space.
Even so it is possible hang numerous pictures throughout the house.
If you need to hang a group of pictures place the largest picture in the middle and have the center of the group be at 57 inches 145 cm.
If you try to hammer in a nail to hang a picture the nail might actually bend in half.
After moving into a new home you might realize that the walls are made of plaster and not drywall.
This system works by simply installing a rail along the wall and pictures then hang from cables attached to the rail and are fastened with hooks.
The ideal solution for hanging pictures on plaster is to use a picture hanging system like the all in one click rail cable hanging kit.
Devices called brick clips or brick hangers allow people to hang pictures mirrors and other objects on walls without drilling into the brick two examples are brick clips by a company called.
How to hang on plaster walls with a picture hanging system.
Plaster walls have a tendency to crack and crumble if you attempt to hammer a nail directly into the wall.
Plaster and lath on the other hand is a more labor intensive but high end wall treatment where workers nail lengths of wood called lath to the studs and then apply several coats of plaster over.
Adhesive picture hooks are the best way to prevent damage when hanging a picture but pre drilling the hole will usually prevent cracks and chips from forming as well.