Mounting Pictures On Brick Walls

Measure the height of the picture.

Mounting pictures on brick walls.

3 most common way to hang pictures on concrete wall method 1. Hanging pictures on brick walls without drilling or making holes in the bricks can be done with one of several devices. Chose the wall you want to mount the picture on. Although exposed brick offers a warm appealing aesthetic redolent of history many homeowners are puzzled by the question of how to hang pictures on a brick wall.

I used the following brick clips to mount on the same wall tied the mounting board to the clips and installed the string trellis for the morning glories and moon vines to grow. Because of the density of the brick and the difficulty to repair it if you make a mistake take your time when mounting items on a brick wall. Mounting items to a brick wall requires different tools and equipment than if you wanted to mount something on drywall. If your grout is recessed meaning the bricks poke slightly out over the grout line you can use brick clamps to hang things on the wall.

As of 2 months later the growth of the vines are thick and have exceeded the height of the mounting board with brick clip mountings. To hang something on brick use a pinch anchor for light items like framed photos. A ceiling rail is ideal for stringing several pictures while adhesives are used on painted or smooth bricks. These marks will be the center of the height of the picture.

Clamps designed for this purpose come in a variety of sizes. While most adhesive hooks are strong enough to keep your pictures on the wall you must buy a couple capable of holding about 8 pounds or 3 6kg of weight. Devices called brick clips or brick hangers allow people to hang pictures mirrors and other objects on walls without drilling into the brick two examples are brick clips by a company called. Measure the width of the picture.

My wife has been interested in photography and would like to find some large frames so that she can hang family portraits in our living room brick wall. The adhesive hooks are an outstanding solution because they don t require we drill holes in the wall. Just open the clamps on the anchor and place them around the edges of the brick. Maybe it would be best for us to find a frame that can be safely hung on brick walls.

Now measure the distance from the center of the picture up to the slots. Make two small pencil marks on the wall the width of the picture but at your eye level.