This will make it easier when you go to drill in the top halves of the fasteners.
How to hang a shelf on a wall without nails.
Nails have their place in construction but rarely work best when it comes to hanging heavy paintings photos or decorative works on the wall.
In this instructable i ll show how i mounted some simple ikea lack shelves without any nails or drilling.
The actual shelf itself an adhesive strip that has a marked center point and a built in level and two metal pieces that you push through your wall on each side the adhesive strip has little notches so you know where they go.
The shelf comes with three parts.
As a general rule try to hang shelves that weigh 3 lb 1 4 kg or less.
Wall shelves without nails or screws.
But if you want to avoid drilling holes use an adhesive glue to support your shelf.
You will require a corner so the shelf can be supported at 2 sides.
Decide where you d like to hang the shelf and use a level to draw a horizontal even line where the shelf will go.
After reading this article we hope that you have a better understanding of all the different wall shelves without nails or screws options and no drilling installation methods.
Installing these shelves on the wall typically involves drilling holes in the wall which provides maximum support.
If you don t want to place any adhesives on your picture you can use adhesive hooks on your walls instead.
However you can use adhesive fasteners to hang up light hollow shelves made of things like balsa wood.
Weight bearing shelves support heavy objects such as mirrors vases books and picture frames.
To hang pictures without nails remove any protruding hardware from the picture frame first.
Unfortunately fasteners like nails are necessary to hang up extremely heavy shelves made of dense solid materials like steel or oak.
This will allow the picture to be flush with the wall once you place adhesive strips on the back of it.
Ikea lack shelves are great in that they are light so they can be added to your wall without much effort.
There is no reason to damage your walls after reading this article.