Brick hooks and command strips make the job as easy as hanging stuff on drywall.
How to hang things on cement block walls.
I used it in my college dorm 25 years ago and now use them in my classroom on the cinderblock walls.
While most adhesive hooks are strong enough to keep your pictures on the wall you must buy a couple capable of holding about 8 pounds or 3 6kg of weight.
Hanging stuff on a cement wall is simple with the right supplies.
With the right products or a little bit of ingenuity you can hang artwork without drilling into the wall.
When you re ready to hang the hook clean the surface of the wall with rubbing alcohol then peel off the backing from the hook and.
You hammer the hanger into the wall and it puts 4 small pins into the wall that are holding a plastic hook.
If you want to hang something from a cement wall try using adhesive hooks so you don t have to put a hole in the wall.
Concrete block is a sturdy building material but it can present a slight design challenge when it s time to personalize a space.
If you are hanging something that isn t too heavy command strips may work best.
Choose a hook that s rated to hold more than the weight of the object you are hanging.
However hanging pictures on a concrete block wall is not as difficult as it might seem.
Want to hang decorative items from a brick wall but don t want to drill a hole in it.
Anchors with heavy duty spring loaded wings hold objects against the hollow part of a cinder block and wedge style anchors hold objects against the cinder block s solid webbing.
Think more on the lines of painted concrete block much smoother rather than a rougher brick.
Also wall grip hardwall hangers for concrete cinderblock and masonry are great for hanging things.
The anchor used to hang heavy objects on a cinder block wall must grip the sides of the anchor s pilot hole tightly.
3 most common way to hang pictures on concrete wall method 1.
The less surface area the less it will stick and a porous.