Wifi lathe and plaster walls2/11/2024 ![]() ![]() You have the freedom to access the internet from anywhere in your home or office. If you did some big damage, you can use my post How To: Patch Plaster to get your walls back on track.WiFi internet is one of the best inventions since sliced bread. Once you’ve got everything hung just where you want it and your husband or wife decides it needs to be rearranged, you can always fill small holes with spackle or even add some sand to the spackle to help it blend into sanded texture plaster. To put any anchor into plaster, you’ll need to drill first. These self tapping anchors don’t work on hard plaster walls. A word of caution, avoid the drywall anchors that are made to be installed without drilling. Find one appropriate to your project and go to town.Īnchors aren’t my favorite because they require you to drill larger holes into plaster, but it is a reality of life in an old home. There are a number of anchors available, all rated by how much weight they can hold. When that happens, I am stuck using anchors. ![]() Unfortunately, it seems that every time I need to hang something heavy, there is never a stud where I need one. Stud finders rarely work on plaster, but you can find the studs using the magnet trick. Heavier items need more support, and so I recommend screwing into a stud with a 2” screw. If you miss, back the screw out and move the screw up (or down) about 1/2” and you’re sure to find the lath. You can usually tell when you hit the lath because the screw will grab better. I prefer if the screw hits the wood lath behind the plaster for a little extra holding power to make sure things stay hung. For lighter items, simply screwing into the plaster with a 1 1/4” drywall screw is usually enough to get the job done. Screws (and screws with masonry anchors for heavy items) are your best choice for hanging things on plaster walls without picture rail. You may not notice the damage, but as plaster comes loose from the lath, it will eventually begin to sag and soon fall off the wall if the sagging continues unchecked. Hammering nails into plaster is a quick way to knock plaster loose from the lath that is supporting it. I can still give you some great ideas for hanging on plaster walls.įirst thing: Put away the hammer. If you don’t have picture rail or don’t want to install some, that’s just fine. If you think something is too heavy, then it’s best to mount it in a more secure way to the wall. After all, it is just a piece of wood molding. Picture rail works great for most decorations, but don’t try hanging extremely heavy items from it. This made the pictures easily movable left or right anywhere in the room, and to raise or lower them, you simply change the length of the picture wire. ![]() Pictures were hung on longer wires or cord to whatever height preferred by the homeowner and hung on small hooks that latched onto the picture rail. The height is often variable depending on local traditions and builder preference, but seeing picture rail anywhere from about 1/2” to 1’ below the ceiling is not uncommon. The picture rail is nailed to the studs, giving it better holding strength and was installed toward the top of the wall. Picture rail was installed to give you a place to hang things like mirrors, art, pictures and anything else you want to decorate your walls with without putting holes in your plaster. It has a wonderful purpose and that is to protect your walls and make your life easier. Don’t confuse this little piece of molding at the top of your wall for some kind of miniature crown molding. If you’re one of the fortunate ones, you may have picture rail in some of the rooms of your home.
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