How to hang a picture without nails?

Who said that only a man can hammer a nail into the wall? Any woman is able to hang a picture on her own and do it without hammering a nail into the wall! There are a lot of ways to hang a picture , and we'll look at a few of them.

How can I hang a picture without drilling a wall using a paper clip?

If you need to hang a light image, something like a photo or a panel on the basis of polystyrene, you can do it with an ordinary clip.

  1. For work, you need to prepare a paper clip, Moment glue, a pencil and a stationery knife. Instead of glue, you can use liquid nails.
  2. In the place where the painting should hang, we draw a very thin line with a pencil in the length equal to the length of the paper clip.
  3. Further along the line we make a very slow and neat cut. It is important that during the eruption the wallpaper does not begin to gather in creases and wrinkle.
  4. Next, make a second incision, which should be approximately in the middle of the line and go in a perpendicular direction.
  5. To hang a picture without nails, as carefully as possible, open the edges in the center of the incisions.
  6. Next, we need a little wallpaper on the long side and a little on the sides. Between the sheet of paper and the wall should form a void.
  7. Slightly open the paper clip to make it look like a hook. We paste it with one end (the larger side) in the prepared place on the wall.
  8. Further, if the paper clip has entered ideally, it is possible to put glue or liquid nails. Adhesives need to be applied to this emptiness quite a lot, a solid foundation must be formed. But do not try to pour very much, otherwise the glue will come out of the wallpaper.
  9. We paste the clip into its place and press the edges of the wallpaper.
  10. We wait a little time, which is indicated on the tube of glue, then very strongly with the fingers.

How to properly hang a picture with a special hook?

The minimal damage that you can cause a wall to mount a picture will be from a special hook, which is also called a spider. It can weigh up to two kilograms. You can buy this in the building stores.

  1. There are two types of such fastening.
  2. Before you hang a picture without nails in this way, it's important to choose the right place. The wall should not crumble, choose the most level place so that the hook can be fixed as tightly as possible. The best place where you can hang a picture, it is covered with wallpaper without a pronounced relief.
  3. It remains to make one accurate hammer blow and the entire installation process is over.

How can you hang an easy picture without drilling a wall?

If the picture or panel weighs no more than a half-kilogram, you can use the method with a tin cover to mount it.

  1. Take this tin lid (from any cans or jars) and cut off the edges with a very sharp household scissors.
  2. Next, we need to use glue. It should be as strong as possible glue, capable of affecting the iron, paper and all surfaces of polymers. For example, the mounting moment or shoe.
  3. From the round billet we cut out such a rectangle.
  4. Now make two notches and bend the resulting hook.
  5. To smoothly hang the picture, you need to cut as accurately as possible and glue the base to the wall.
  6. To properly hang a picture and do not deform the hook, as tightly as possible, press the base with your fingers until the glue dries completely. In a day you can safely hang a work of art.

As you can see, it is not necessary to have nails at hand to mount a picture or a panel. With the help of other special fasteners or improvised tools, you can do this for one evening.