Mounting Into Plaster Walls

Installing the mount 1.

Mounting into plaster walls.

These ones that i use regularly take a 3 16 drill bit. The drill will stop once it is all the way through the plaster you ll feel it. Seat the round flange flush with the wall surface by tapping the screwhead. What you want to do is select the drill bit that it says to use on the side of the package of screws and anchors.

Choose heavy duty plaster anchors capable of bearing the tv s weight. Here are links to the product we used in this video. Get it in your drill and go for it. You can raise or lower the wire to get the picture to the correct height.

Nonpointed versions require an installation hole and work well in old plaster and lath walls. Hanging things on lath and plaster walls is a tricky business. Drill a small pilot hole with a wood boring bit into each mark made through the mounting holes for each bracket. Ch hanson 0304 magnetic stud finder.

For lighter items simply screwing into the plaster with a 1 1 4 drywall screw is usually enough to get the job done. Amazon affiliate http amzn to 1iofrse ryobi corded drill with c. Drill pilot holes through the wall with a masonry drill bit. These sheets are not very thick and can easily break.

Screws and screws with masonry anchors for heavy items are your best choice for hanging things on plaster walls without picture rail. Driving anything much larger than a pin nail into. Plaster is a hard durable material but it s also resistant to penetration. This is because most plaster walls are made as dividers and are made of one or two sheets of plaster.

Attach one end of a. Get anchors capable of bearing at least 150 lb. Pointed mollys can be tapped into place with a hammer. Plastic wall anchors don t work with lath and plaster walls.

Plaster walls without available studs mark the locations of all of the bracket mounting holes onto the wall using a level to make sure the brackets will be. Be sure to use one that s long enough to get behind the plaster and lath. Instead use plaster anchors made of metal like a molly bolt or a toggle bolt. Use an electric screwdriver to.

When drilling into plaster you ll need to use a masonry bit. Select a drill bit that is 1 8 in 0 32 cm smaller in. For instance drive a screw into the strip on the spot just above where you want to hang a picture.