Hang A Picture In Tall Wall

You ll need to do this before you place the picture frames or else the tape will be visible behind your pictures.

Hang a picture in tall wall.

Clean the wall and apply the strips step 3. As a rule of thumb it s best to hang your picture at least 60 inches from the ground in places where they will be viewed from a standing position such as in a hallway. Peel off the backing peel the backing off the strips and apply them to the frame. This reflects the standard eye height of the average person and is used as a standard in most art galleries and museums.

Measure across the arched area to find the center point on the wall. The nails will remain in place and you can hang your pictures on the wall. If they look crooked cheat just a bit so they look straight even if they re not. The adhesive hooks are an outstanding solution because they don t require we drill holes in the wall.

Remove all of the paper and tape from the wall and hang the pictures. This height is the most comfortable for people of all sizes. When working with several frames the center of the picture grouping rather than the center of any one picture should hit the 57 inch level on the wall. A piece that fills most of the arched area works best and will draw the eyes up.

Hardware dealers can recommend the correct screw and bit 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. The advice to hang pictures at eye level for the average person or between 60 and 65 inches from the floor is a good guideline but by no means is it a hard and fast rule. Use a power drill with a carbide tipped bit to create a hole for the plug.

If a room has a slightly sloping floor or ceiling start by hanging the pictures level. For smaller pictures you can hang them a little higher about 65 inches. Take down all of the paper cutouts and painter s tape. Say for example you want to display four.

Tap the plug into place and insert the screw. Use the level to make sure the marks are at the same height. In order to hang your picture in accordance with 57 inches you ll need to measure 57 inches on the wall and lightly mark with a pencil. Choose a large picture or artwork.

Once you ve decided where you want to hang a picture make a mark on the wall in pencil on pieces of masking tape if you wish for each hook. The golden rule of hanging a picture is to have the center of the photo be at 57 inches. For concrete block or brick walls use lead wall plugs available at most building supply stores to support a hanging screw.