Materials Needed for Hanging Pictures

Series Summary

It would seem, at first glance, that hanging a picture on a wall is very straightforward and simple task - this is a common trap. Even if you care not in the least whether or not a picture is straight, or the right height, or the correct difference from another picture, the person asking you to hang the picture probably does care...a lot. So how do you hang a picture, correctly, and in the right spot, without losing your temper or your sanity? Our expert can show you for free how to hang a picture correctly the first time.

In this free how to video series, learn from expert Bobby Hester how to hang pictures on a wall. Bobby will tell you what materials you will need to hang pictures on your walls, and he will demonstrate how to hang pictures in many different ways. Additionally, our expert will demonstrate how to hang pictures with a wire hanger, how to find a wall stud, how to patch holes in the wall, how to hang a picture with two hangers, how to hang pictures side by side, and how to hang stair stepped pictures. In this series can learn how to use adhesive picture hangers, how to use a various types of picture hangers, how to center photos on a wall, how to hang multiple pictures, and how to hang a shelf.

Video Transcript

"Hi! I'm Bobby Hester on behalf of Expert Village. In this series, we're going to show you how to hang big pictures, small pictures, and every size in between. We're going to show you how to use hangers and we're going to show you how to quickly and easily hang a picture just like a professional. In this clip, I want to talk to you about some of the tools that you're going to need to hang a picture. If you walk into your hardware store, you're going to find every gadget and every gizmo in the world to help you hang photos and pictures on your walls. Most of that is not necessary. You don't need the latest greatest laser level to get your pictures level on your wall. Just a regular level will work just fine. You'll need just a regular hammer to drive the nails or the hangers into your wall. Later on in this series, we're going to talk about a project calculator. It's a handy device, but you don't have to have it. We also have a stud finder if you want to use that. If you have a real heavy picture, you can use a stud finder for that. Of course, there's multiple hangers on the market. If you walk in your hardware store, you're going to find dozens of different types. Some of them work pretty good and some of them don’t. We're going to go over that a little bit later in the series. You also need a pair of safety glasses if you're going to be using your hammer. Anytime you drive a nail, a hanger, or something like that, there is a chance, even though it's light, that something can bounce back in your eye. You just want to be safe and wear your glasses. Finally, we'll need a screw driver. You're not going to really use it that much, but in certain applications like with some of the plastic anchors, you will need a screwdriver."