HELP!! First-time picture-hanger! - Bilge

BB Bruddah Bear Member Los Angeles Basin, Westside Joined: Apr 07, 2011 Posts: 629	BB Bruddah Bear Posted posted on Tue, Aug 27, 2013 1:44 PM Ok, what you need is a 22-24oz "Checker Faced Framing Hammer" and a Sixty-Penny (denoted as 60d) nail. You don't need to worry about locating a wall stud, a beefy nail like that will hold it securely to the wall, and it will easily go through anything from drywall, wood paneling, lath and plaster, to stucco, though you may need to drill a pilot hole for concrete or cinder block. Just have your wife hold the "Art" to the wall where you wish it to be displayed, place the nail against the art, angling the nail slightly downward, and drive it in, easy peasy, Doc & Sneezy. The really nice thing about the checker face on the hammer is how it will enhance the art by leaving a pretty pattern when it drives the nail home. Amateurs... Sheesh!

Ok, what you need is a 22-24oz "Checker Faced Framing Hammer" and a Sixty-Penny (denoted as 60d) nail.

You don't need to worry about locating a wall stud, a beefy nail like that will hold it securely to the wall, and it will easily go through anything from drywall, wood paneling, lath and plaster, to stucco, though you may need to drill a pilot hole for concrete or cinder block.

Just have your wife hold the "Art" to the wall where you wish it to be displayed, place the nail against the art, angling the nail slightly downward, and drive it in, easy peasy, Doc & Sneezy.

The really nice thing about the checker face on the hammer is how it will enhance the art by leaving a pretty pattern when it drives the nail home.

Amateurs... Sheesh!

Post #691670 by Bruddah Bear on Tue, Aug 27, 2013 1:44 PM