How to Hang Heavy Objects on Walls

By seashore

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Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

  • toggle bolts srews screw driver or drill and a level
Step1
fist find a spot and mark it with a level
Step2
second always try to find a stud if possible
Step3
if you have no way of doing this you can buy toggle bolts at any hardware store .depending on what you are hanging there are various types of pieces you can buy for instance a heavy mirror requires a wire and special hangers that come in a kit you will want to buy specific pieces for your application
Step4
after buying proper items drill a hole no bigger than the toggle bolt can fit into .Then put the screw through the hanger that will be fastened to the wall take the second half of the toggle squeeze it between your fingers and thread it a few turns onto the screw
Step5
push the toggle into the wall and tighten until it is just snug proceed buy hanging your object and leveling it

Tips & Warnings

  • dont forget to put the screw through the hanger before placing toggle bolt together
  • dont tighten too tight or the bolt will ruin the wall

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vikki9

vikki9 said

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on 7/29/2008 Interesting - thank you.

nanomatrix

nanomatrix said

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on 9/28/2007 This is a good article. Anyone that wants to hang a big LCD will need to read this.

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