Hanging Pictures On Wall With Wire

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Hanging pictures on wall with wire.

Wire ring sawtooth hanger etc and wall material. Before hanging a picture you have to choose how you re going to hang it. To securely hang heavy pictures where there is no access to a stud run two wires between the screw eyes and support each with a wall hanger. For most prints and most walls standard nails or picture hanging hooks work just fine.

This is predicated mainly on three things. If you re hanging a picture with wire use double wire for heavy pieces. Reader alvin lewis. Here s a better way to hang pictures and other light items on drywall.

Rivets at the hardware store for less than 5. This is where you want your wire to hang once it is mounted on the wall. The 57 inch standard is based on the average eye height of an adult and is the rule used to determine how high to hang pictures in museums and galleries. The rivet head won t slide into the wall when you hang the picture.

But although it may seem easy hanging a picture properly is much more than a haphazard task. Size weight of the picture the hanging options present on the picture i e. This also applies for large mirrors. Now repeat the same process of looping and knotting the picture wire to the d ring that you did on the other side leaving 5 inches of excess wire.

If you want to hang a group of pictures for a gallery wall hang the center of the grouping at 57 inches. With groupings the largest frame is usually best in the center or at the center bottom. Measure the picture wire 5 inches through the eyelet and trim.