Hanging Gyprock Walls

Once the primer is completely dry your gyprock walls are ready to paint.

Hanging gyprock walls.

A paint roller is a good way to apply the primer to the large surface area while a natural bristle brush works well for painting around fixtures and outlets. Where the end of a sheet is at a stud do not apply adhesive as these will be fixed with nails or screws alone. How to hang a picture frame. We have received many requests to hang pictures on gyprock walls.

Even more so if you live in an old house with plaster and lath walls. The best option mostly. Plaster walls have a tendency to crack and crumble if you attempt to hammer a nail directly into the wall. This is generally ok to do but there are several factors that come into play.

If you can hang your heavy object in line with a stud and screw a long screw directly into the stud that s always the best option. 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. The weight of the print or picture. In today s video i run through the best options for hanging a heavy picture on a plasterboard wall.

Hanging heavy objects on the wall can be tricky and with all the options available out there downright confusing. Select a primer color that is close to the final color of paint you will be using. The temporary red line from a laser level is helpful for aligning a series of photos level with one another. Fixing to walls 1.

Use templates and tape. Picture hanging on gyprock walls handyman tips. Starting 200mm from the bottom of the frame apply walnut sized daubs of gyprock stud adhesive at maximum 300mm spacings to each of the studs keeping the area 200mm either side of the sheet edge free of adhesive. Cut out paper patterns and arrange them on the wall with low adhesive masking tape.

Walls the best way to hang pictures on a wall learn the tricks to hanging your wall decor so it looks good and doesn t damage the plasterboard. Is there a stud located in the area that the picture needs to be hung.