How to Hang Pictures How to Hang Pictures - Talk of The Villages Florida

How to Hang Pictures

Closed Thread
Thread Tools
  #1  
Old 11-17-2016, 08:59 PM
Stitch42 Stitch42 is offline
Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 7
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Default How to Hang Pictures

How do you hang pictures on the wall in TV.
Do you just drive nails into the wall?
Buy the stuff that you hang them then later are able to
take it down?
Get a handyman to do it?
HELP!!!
We have lots of pictures and nothing on the walls.
  #2  
Old 11-17-2016, 10:05 PM
TheDude TheDude is offline
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 326
Thanks: 10
Thanked 13 Times in 6 Posts
Default

If you do not want to damage your walls, and are unsure, I would say get an expert. Amazon sells picture mounting hangers cheap, and its like three small nails. And, if you take down the picture, its a little hole to fill in, and a little touch up paint.

If you are not worried about the small nail holes, get the hangers, get a hammer and small needle-nose pliers, hold the nail with the pliers, then hammer slow through the hole of the hangers.

Where I live in the north, I paid a handyman that was a friend probably 150$ to hang my artwork (because they are one of a kind), however I did that to help him out with money also.

Don't drive nails, get OOK 50918 Professional Picture Hanging Value Pieces Kit, it hangs up to 17 frames (7$). Easy. You could get that, then let a friend hammer them in, the nails are very small.
  #3  
Old 11-17-2016, 10:13 PM
villagetinker's Avatar
villagetinker villagetinker is offline
Sage
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Village of Pinellas
Posts: 11,019
Thanks: 3
Thanked 8,100 Times in 2,947 Posts
Default

I have hung about a dozen items in the house, in general I agree with the comments above, however, I have used several of the typical single nail and hook hangers with no problems. ACE hardware has a nice kit that has multiple hangers.
Hope this helps.
__________________
Pennsylvania, for 60+ years, most recently, Allentown, now TV.
  #4  
Old 11-17-2016, 10:19 PM
TheDude TheDude is offline
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 326
Thanks: 10
Thanked 13 Times in 6 Posts
Default

ACE hardware I am sure has great stuff too. I just did a quick amazon search. villagetinker is right!

If you aren't steady, ask a neighbor if you can.
  #5  
Old 11-17-2016, 11:33 PM
Mrs. Robinson Mrs. Robinson is offline
Veteran member
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: The Villages
Posts: 944
Thanks: 0
Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts
Default

Buy picture hooks at WalMart (least expensive) and hang your pictures exactly the same way you hung them in your previous home,
or am I not understanding your question???
Picture hooks are sold according to the weight of what you are hanging.
I would never recommend nails.
__________________
If the broom fits, ride it!
  #6  
Old 11-18-2016, 11:44 AM
Sable99's Avatar
Sable99 Sable99 is offline
Gold member
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Michigan
Posts: 1,305
Thanks: 0
Thanked 8 Times in 3 Posts
Default

I called The Village Hangman. Great job!
__________________
Britton and Adrian, Michigan
Alexandria and Falls Church, Virginia
Back to Adrian and someday, our home in The Village of Charlotte
  #7  
Old 11-18-2016, 11:46 AM
photo1902 photo1902 is offline
Sage
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 3,214
Thanks: 1,607
Thanked 1,745 Times in 706 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Stitch42 View Post
How do you hang pictures on the wall in TV.
Do you just drive nails into the wall?
Buy the stuff that you hang them then later are able to
take it down?
Get a handyman to do it?
HELP!!!
We have lots of pictures and nothing on the walls.
No offense, but how did you hang them where you used to live? The walls here are drywall (sheetrock) just like everywhere else. The only difference is the textured finish.
  #8  
Old 11-18-2016, 12:32 PM
baustgen baustgen is offline
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 364
Thanks: 0
Thanked 78 Times in 37 Posts
Default

If you decide to do it yourself there is a new system that has a built in level. You attach one part to the picture and the other on the wall using the level to be sure the picture is level and square. Works great on larger pictures.
  #9  
Old 11-18-2016, 02:12 PM
Stitch42 Stitch42 is offline
Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 7
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Default

In our old home which was built in 1966 which we lived in 1992-2016, we just drove nails in the drywall. We did it as most hillbillies and rednecks would do it. Being Florida frogs we want to do things right this time. Thank you for all your suggestions. Is there really a Village Hangman?
  #10  
Old 11-18-2016, 02:18 PM
Walker2468 Walker2468 is offline
Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 22
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Default

Yes, Roger Dudis, 352-430--3244. He does a great job.
  #11  
Old 11-18-2016, 03:01 PM
VApeople VApeople is offline
Soaring Eagle member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 2,263
Thanks: 202
Thanked 1,832 Times in 688 Posts
Default

We moved into a new house last month and we used Monkey Hooks to hang several of our pictures. They don't work on walls that have insulation behind them, but they are great everywhere else.

Amazon.com: Monkey Hook: Home & Kitchen
  #12  
Old 11-18-2016, 10:42 PM
kcrazorbackfan's Avatar
kcrazorbackfan kcrazorbackfan is offline
Sage
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: The Villages, FL
Posts: 3,638
Thanks: 250
Thanked 1,687 Times in 573 Posts
Default

A little under two years ago, I went through the process of hanging pics and paintings in our "new used" Village home; we just had the entire interior repainted yesterday (by Kling, did a incredible job) and had all the holes filled in so we could move all the pics and paintings around to new locations so now the process has started again.
__________________
If you see something that’s not right, say something.
Closed Thread

Tags
hang, pictures, wall, handyman, walls


You are viewing a new design of the TOTV site. Click here to revert to the old version.

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:20 AM.