I am trying to hang a pot rack and my house is all plaster walls.
How to hang a pot rack in plaster walls.
If you installed toggle bolts properly your pot rack should hang securely from your ceiling.
Everything from how to find a stud in plaster walls to what type of fasteners your should use is different.
W e wanted to hang a pot rack but found out the studs in our ceiling of our apartment a r en t wooden they a r e steel or something and we can t drill into them.
Hang a pot rack.
Run a stud finder over the ceiling where you want to hang the pot rack and locate the joists.
If possible plan to hang the rack so it will be securely attached to the wall studs.
Hang your pot rack.
All you need to do is pre drill a hole slightly narrower than your screws then use the drill to drive a screw into the hole.
I don t know how i could possibly adapt the rack to hang any other wa y.
Walls and ceilings hanging pot rack from lathe plaster ceiling i just bought a house with a lathe and plaster ceiling in the kitchen.
Toggle bolts are strong enough to hold a lot of weight.
Hanging things on plaster walls is easy if you have a drill and screws.
Use a stud finder to locate the wall studs nearest to the screw hole marks.
Once the hooks are secure hang the pot rack up on your wall.
So now we have a pot rack we can t hang up because the dry wall ceiling wont hold it.
Test fit the pot rack on the wall where you want to install it.
Everyone wants to decorate their walls so learning how to hang things on plaster walls is important for every homeowner to learn.
I d like to hang my pot rack but i don t know anything.
Measure out the required distance along a joist and mark the spots for the screws on the ceiling.
Most of the handy devices for hanging things on our walls were designed for drywall not plaster.