Wall thickness - hanging a canvas.

SideWinder · 3 May 2012 at 18:25

Quick question...

I want to hang a canvas (perhaps a 3 feet wide) on my bedroom wall but it is quite a thin wall and obviously put up quite cheaply to separate all the rooms.

I can hear a hollow sound when i tap it so i don't want to bang a nail in and somehow cut through it as i have no idea where the supports are for it.

If it makes any difference, the wall is around a foot thick.

Any advice or tips?

LordSplodge · 3 May 2012 at 18:29

SideWinder said:
Quick question...

I want to hang a canvas (perhaps a 3 feet wide) on my bedroom wall but it is quite a thin wall and obviously put up quite cheaply to separate all the rooms.

I can hear a hollow sound when i tap it so i don't want to bang a nail in and somehow cut through it as i have no idea where the supports are for it.

If it makes any difference, the wall is around a foot thick.

Any advice or tips?

Use rawplugs designed for plasterboard walls. Job done.

SideWinder · 3 May 2012 at 18:35

LordSplodge said:
Use rawplugs designed for plasterboard walls. Job done.

Can you elaborate?

Ginger-Menace · 3 May 2012 at 18:38

use a picture hook? they are designed for these types of walls

Deleted member 77746 · 3 May 2012 at 18:39

SideWinder said:
Can you elaborate?

Whats hard to understand?

Use plasterboard plugs and screws.

Derek W · 3 May 2012 at 18:40

or just figure out where the timber studs are and fire your nails into that. The wood will be more stable than plasterboard

Soundood · 3 May 2012 at 18:42

SideWinder said:
Can you elaborate?

go to B&Q get some rawlplugs complete with drill bit

come back drill hole in wall

insert rawlplug, tap in with hammer

insert screw and screw in.

or use these guys
Rawlplug Metal Self Drill 07105 One Size

note: i know we cant hotlink to competitor websites, but this isnt and i asume its ok, if not please delete and hang me but please let my kids live

Ginger-Menace · 3 May 2012 at 18:42

canvases arnt heavy though. a picture hook will be fine

Soundood · 3 May 2012 at 18:52

he has a lead canvas, structured with Kryptonite

LordSplodge · 3 May 2012 at 19:07

Derek W said:
or just figure out where the timber studs are and fire your nails into that. The wood will be more stable than plasterboard

This is also an acceptable solution.

Mark A · 3 May 2012 at 19:59

SideWinder said:
Quick question...

I want to hang a canvas (perhaps a 3 feet wide) on my bedroom wall but it is quite a thin wall and obviously put up quite cheaply to separate all the rooms.

I can hear a hollow sound when i tap it so i don't want to bang a nail in and somehow cut through it as i have no idea where the supports are for it.

If it makes any difference, the wall is around a foot thick.

Any advice or tips?

Do you literally mean the same thickness as your foot?

Turambar · 3 May 2012 at 23:58

soundood said:
go to B&Q get some rawlplugs complete with drill bit

come back drill hole in wall

insert rawlplug, tap in with hammer

insert screw and screw in.

or use these guys
Rawlplug Metal Self Drill 07105 One Size

note: i know we cant hotlink to competitor websites, but this isnt and i asume its ok, if not please delete and hang me but please let my kids live

I've used these to put up bookshelves, still solid years later.

King Damager · 4 May 2012 at 00:00

Canvas' should be fine...

Tell me it's a tapestry and it might be slightly different...

kd

piggeh · 4 May 2012 at 01:08

go to homebase. buy nails for plasterboard. half tap nail(s) into wall. hang canvas on protuding nail(s).

Did it on Saturday. Works fine.

Magic_x_uk · 4 May 2012 at 08:31

these answers above are fine.
BUT

Check there is no electric cables or water pipes etc behind where you are about to put a screw.

PistolPete · 4 May 2012 at 08:35

LordSplodge said:
This is also an acceptable solution.

Assuming you have timber stud work. Makes a right mess of the wall trying to nail into metal stud walls as I found out.

memyselfandi · 4 May 2012 at 09:09

I have a 130x90cm canvas on my bedroom wall and that's just on two, two pinned, picture hooks into the plasterboard. It's just not that heavy really and it's only on two hooks for stability.

I've used fancier fixings for things like shelves but pictures/canvases etc haven't needed more than normal pinned hooks.

Megahurtz400 · 4 May 2012 at 09:12

Those plasterboard plugs are great!

Don't even need to drill really, can screw them straight into the plasterboard with a big cross head screwdriver and they're so solid!

LordSplodge · 4 May 2012 at 11:43

PistolPete said:
Assuming you have timber stud work. Makes a right mess of the wall trying to nail into metal stud walls as I found out.

Never had to find out. All walls on our house are either stone or brick, even the internal ones. They built properties properly bad then.

shoes · 4 May 2012 at 16:37

What the.... I don't even..... arghhhhhhhhh

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lalalalalalalala I can't hear you, humanity isn't doomed lalalalala
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