It may be helpful to have a friend hold the clock while you mark the wall with a pencil.
How to hang a clock on a plasterboard wall.
Use the stud finder to locate a stud in your desired hanging location.
If a stud behind drywall is available always use the stud with a screw coming straight out of the stud through the drywall exposing about 1 2 3 4 far enough so the head is on the inside of the clock of an inch.
Hanging the clock with a stud.
Mark the top of the clock with a pencil to use as a reference.
Replace plasterboard attach clock to 2x4 or even just the studs if they re in the right place.
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These are the support 2 by 4 pieces of wood behind the drywall and we ll use these as the main support for the heavy wall clock to keep it from falling off the wall.
To hang a picture on a plaster wall make a pencil mark where you want to hang the picture then cover the mark with a small piece of painter s tape.
Take the wooden screw and inspect it.
Plasterboard isn t as flimsy when it comes to close based downward weight as most seem to think it is.
Alternatively no more nails.
Mark the position to hang the wall clock with a pencil.
Hold your clock up to the wall at about eye level in the area you want to put it.
Next drill a hole into the mark using a 3 16 drill bit before removing the piece of tape.
Everything from how to find a stud in plaster walls to what type of fasteners your should use is different.
In today s video i run through the best options for hanging a heavy picture on a plasterboard wall.
If that s too much a decent set of rawlplugs should do the trick depending on the weight of the clock.
Now you may hang the clock on the wall a secure screw coming directly out of the wall works well for this clock.
Most of the handy devices for hanging things on our walls were designed for drywall not plaster.
Mark the area you want your clock to hang with pencil.
Everyone wants to decorate their walls so learning how to hang things on plaster walls is important for every homeowner to learn.
Then hammer a wall anchor into the hole until it s flush with the plaster.