Soldato
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Ok, so most of you will read this thread and laugh, but it is literally something I have never had to do before, so this is my starting point. I'm all moved in to my place now and have all my furniture and stuff in, and now it's time to decor it a bit. I want to hang a fairly large mirror in the room and also some canvas's and photo frames around the rest of the place.
How do I go about hanging the mirror on the room wall above the fire surround? I know I need to get some appropriate fixings to take the weight but not sure which ones I need to get or what type of wall it is? When I tap across the wall with my knuckle it sounds hollow in some places and deep in others, so I'm guessing it's some form of plasterboard? Behind it is the external wall to the house so will have brick behind. Here is a pic of the wall
http://i.imgur.com/nNkPQ8C.jpg
For similar walls, whats the best way to hang lesser weight items like canvas/photo frames?
The place is rented, landlords are sound and have said I can hang mirrors, pictures etc but I dont want to make a mess of it etc nor do I want to pay someone to come and do it (unless I really have to)
-50 man points I know, but I thought i'd ask anyway
How do I go about hanging the mirror on the room wall above the fire surround? I know I need to get some appropriate fixings to take the weight but not sure which ones I need to get or what type of wall it is? When I tap across the wall with my knuckle it sounds hollow in some places and deep in others, so I'm guessing it's some form of plasterboard? Behind it is the external wall to the house so will have brick behind. Here is a pic of the wall
http://i.imgur.com/nNkPQ8C.jpg
For similar walls, whats the best way to hang lesser weight items like canvas/photo frames?
The place is rented, landlords are sound and have said I can hang mirrors, pictures etc but I dont want to make a mess of it etc nor do I want to pay someone to come and do it (unless I really have to)
-50 man points I know, but I thought i'd ask anyway