How To Hang Heavy Objects On Concrete Walls

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.

How to hang heavy objects on concrete walls.

Use a stud finder which you can buy at your local hardware store. The anchor used to hang heavy objects on a cinder block wall must grip the sides of the anchor s pilot hole tightly. These anchors are generally plastic and come with the screws that you insert into them. Add the thickness of the bracket or hook to be fastened.

They re typically placed on the stud line. You will need a drill and a masonry bit the same size as the anchors. Check for nails along your baseboard. Determine the length of anchor required using a ruler.

Mark the wall with a pencil and move the stud finder approximately 16 or up to 24 to the right or left to find the next stud. Require a different hanging technique. Using a small drill bit drill into the first mark. Determine the size hole that will be drilled for the anchor to be used.

Cinder blocks have hollow cells and solid webbing. Solid walls made of materials like brick concrete tile etc. How to hang heavy things on concrete walls step 1. Knock on the wall when you re over a stud the sound will be a more solid thump.

If you are hanging a shelving bracket place the bracket between the anchor and the screw and then drill the screw into place. Choose masonry anchors to hang objects over 25 pounds 11 kg. When you meet resistance after drilling 1 2 inch you ve hit the stud. You can purchase masonry kits that include anchors screws and the correct size masonry bit.

Drill a hole in the chosen location using.