Hanging Pictures On Walls With Metal Studs

What screws to use with metal studs for hanging pictures.

Hanging pictures on walls with metal studs.

Drive in the metal screw and hang the picture. Load the phillips head drill bit into your electric drill or screwdriver gun. If you re hanging a picture with wire use double wire for heavy pieces. When you have metal studs mounting a tv or hanging a heavy picture on the wall becomes slightly more challenging.

Unlike wood studs where you can simply drive lag bolts or screws straight into the 2 4 studs metal studs are hallow and have thin walls. Locate the hanging point on the wall with a tape measure and mark it with a pencil. The thin gauge metal studs however pose problems for homeowners who are used to hanging shelves and decorations from wood studs. Remember that this point is usually somewhere in the middle of the frame so measure its distance from the top.

Choose the spot on the wall and make a small pencil. When you have steel studs this can require special blocking before the wall is built or special attachment tactics if you want to go directly into the steel stud without wood blocking. Unlike wood studs the thickness of the metal stud does not provide enough material to hold threads and support significant weight. There simply isn t enough material for the threads to grab securely.

Anchors are available with hooks to hang pictures and with special hooks to hang mirrors. Place one hook on the wall at the location your picture loop or wire will sit. Attach the wall side of the adhesive to the wall then press the hook on the hook side of the adhesive square. Drive the pointed end into the drywall with a hammer.