Hanging Frame

SavingStudent1

Hi all,

I was just wondering, I wanted to hang a picture frame on my wall at home. It is a solid brick wall with plaster.

Here is a picture of the frame, how can I do it? There is this sort of black coloured object at the top as shown in the picture, but I don't know what it is called. I assume it is there to help me hang the picture. Can someone please help with how I can hang the picture and if possible, how I can use that to help me hang it?

daveyjp

Knock nail in wall, head of nail sits in the teeth of the black bracket.  You may need to pull the bracket slightly away from the frame.

Check wall has no pipes or cables before knocking nail in.

SavingStudent1

daveyjp said:

Knock nail in wall, head of nail sits in the teeth of the black bracket.  You may need to pull the bracket slightly away from the frame.

Check wall has no pipes or cables before knocking nail in.

I can't pull the bottom part of the bracket with three holes, the top part I can pull though and it is rotational about 180 degrees - as in, I can pull it most such that it lies on top of the bottom part.

[Deleted User]

Hi,

yes, as above, if picture not heavy then a wee pin nail, the wee notches on the 'black bit' are to help you get it level.

You could use THESE though.

SavingStudent1

Can I do this with a screw instead? For example, I use the bracket to hang it onto a screw that sticks out of the wall slightly?
So essentially, I hang it on a screw instead of a nail? Is this possible with that bracket?

donemedosh

A lot depends on the type of brick wall. If it is anything like my house (built in 50's) a nail will just bend. I drill 5mm hole & use a yellow rawl plug (25mm deep) & then use small flat screw. You will not need to worry too much about pipes but do check for cables (cable/pipe detectors are pretty cheap) & a yellow rawl plug will hold 20kg.

GDB2222

As long as the screw head will fit into the black frame, you can use that.

Can I just ask: you're a student, so, what are you studying?

GDB2222

Oh, and is the screw already in the wall?  You asked about buying a drill, did you do that?

grumbler

Yes, but it's better to be a thin screw as it's supposed to sit between the teeth.

And a screw with a round/button/pan/dome head would be more suitable.

If you are going to drill the wall, just make a wooden plug instead of a plastic one and then hummer a nail into it.

casper_gutman

SavingStudent1 said:

I can't pull the bottom part of the bracket with three holes, the top part I can pull though and it is rotational about 180 degrees - as in, I can pull it most such that it lies on top of the bottom part.

Don't fold it right round like that! The top part of the black fitting, with the "sawtooth" portion, should still be at the top as shown in the picture. You want to pull it out just enough for the "teeth" to sit on top of a nail or screw that's protruding a few mm from the wall. Something like about 5-10° should be plenty.

SavingStudent1

GDB2222 said:

As long as the screw head will fit into the black frame, you can use that.

Can I just ask: you're a student, so, what are you studying?

GDB2222 said:

Oh, and is the screw already in the wall?  You asked about buying a drill, did you do that?

Thank you! I just graduated this year, studied Mathematics! Yes, I've bought a drill . No, the screw is not in the wall, so I'll have to drill a hole and then put the wall plug and screw in. I think I will use this method.