Putting your own stuff up when renting.

sdavi3680

When renting a place out for a year or so is acceptable to hammer in a few nails or whatever to hang things up and decorate? I don't know what the rules are really. Do you just go ahead and put stuff up, or do you need to get permission?

Yorkie1

Depends partly on the terms of your tenancy, but normally you are required to hand the place back in the same state as when you got it. Holes in walls will need to be filled and repainted if necessary, to the same standard as when you moved in.

Normally I think the advice is not to do it without permission in writing from the LL.

tyllwyd

If you rent a house, the first thing to do is to look at the tenancy agreement - it will probably be covered there. But most landlords don't like you to do anything that might damage the decoration like hammering a nail into the wall - even blu-tack is usually not acceptable. If there is an existing nail, there shouldn't be a problem in using it to hang your own picture from.

BitterAndTwisted

Agreed. Please request permission from your landlord in writing before making any changes whatsoever.

sdavi3680

Is there any sort of adhesive you can use to hang up frames that wont then become so fixed that it rips off the paint work with it. I specifically want to hang up 3 photos that fit together in a row to make one. So hammering in nails wouldn't have been an option to begin with, for these at least.

G_M

An alternative is to fix the place up when you leave. Fill the holes and paint over - but if the paint doesn't match you'll need to paint the whole wall.

best to discuss with LL and get permission/advice in writing.

tyllwyd

If the pictures aren't too heavy, you can have a look in a DIY store for command strip fixings
http://www.amazon.co.uk/17202-Command-Picture-Hanging-Strips/dp/B00016ZLDY
- they aren't supposed to damage the wall when removed, but you are taking a risk that they might

SurreyChris

For what tyllwyd said about blu-tack: When I was in uni halls of residence they said we could use something called white-tack but not blu-tack, it costs about a quid more per packet and is slightly less sticky but it doesn't stain. It's not that easy to find away from uni-towns / big stationers but since then I've used it for the last 10 years for anything not framed that I put on walls as it saves so much grief when you move out.

As far as the OP is concerned it might be worth asking the landlord. If he's dead-set against it he'll cause trouble whatever the contract says, if he's easy going or happy with a bit of filler and repainting then at least you know where you stand. If he won't allow anything some of the adhesive grips that are used to hang coat hooks on the wall would probably work if you used a one of them on each corner as they're less likely to stain / mark than other methods.