It has plaster walls that are in relatively good shape i ve been working my way through the house digging out mudding taping and smoothing all the cracks and nail holes with hot mud.
How to hang trim on plaster walls.
Place one cut board in the interior corner where you started measuring and nail it into place using 8d nails.
So you ll also discover ways that might not work for you if you also have plaster walls.
Use a picture rail if you have one.
If the hammer seems to bounce back you may be over a wood lath.
Some older plaster walls have a thin strip of wood that runs around the perimeter of a room usually between 1 inch 2 5 cm to 1 foot 30 cm below the edge of the ceiling.
Rub the area of your wall down with your soapy cloth.
If your room has this you can simply drive a screw through the wood and use this to hang things.
Installing new wood trim on plaster walls.
Place a small piece of masking tape on the area in which you intend to hammer the nail.
The best method for attaching trim to plaster walls is to secure the trim to the wood wall studs behind the plaster wall.
Soak a non abrasive washcloth in warm water then place a bead of mild soap on the cloth.
The masking tape gives the surrounding plaster extra support and minimizes flaking and cracking.
Screws and screws with masonry anchors for heavy items are your best choice for hanging things on plaster walls without picture rail.
In this diy video i ll show how to hang stuff on plaster and lath walls using a molly bolt.
Work the soap into a small patch of suds on the cloth.
However my husband and i had a lot of trouble hanging crown molding on our plaster walls.
Don t let the title of this post fool you there are plenty of tips to help you cut and hang crown molding.
Hammer them through the baseboard and into the studs you marked.
Scrub gently using a circular motion.
Hanging heavy frames on the wall can be tricky and with all the.
Use an extra nail to.
For lighter items simply screwing into the plaster with a 1 1 4 drywall screw is usually enough to get the job done.
So i bought a bit of fixer upper last year that was built in the late 1950 s.