Hanging picture on plasterboard walls

silverroof56

I want to hang some pictures,..of various weight to some plasterboard walls in my house.

can anybody recommend the best way to do this...ie what do I need to buy..in terms of the wall.

another question,.is what is the best way to repair damaged plaster board walls,..which has various cracks
(i basically hung up a coat hanger only for it to come off,..and I have tried to repair the remaining holes,..but it still looks a bit ****)

any help would be great.

many thanks

Peace

You need to get plasterboard wall plugs. Different than normal wall/wrawl plugs. They are wider with a thread on them.

My missus was doing some plastering on a couple o fwalls on our new house and the result was ok. Some product available in B&Q. Kinda roll on plaster/skimming. If you need it i can find out the name but its been advertised on tv recently.

silverroof56

Thansk a mil,


I thought I saw that ad myself...I will hunt down those plasterboard plugs in b and q

Apip99

The one's I used for pictures and shelves were the 'plugs' brand. They're max wheight blue ones and the label has a picture of Tommy Walsh for Ground force on them. Buy the large pack, as much better value. The smaller amounts come in a little cute plastic box, and they cost nearly as much. And as my dear old Pappy used to say, "You can never have anough wall plugs"

johnnyrotten

http://www.diydoctor.org.uk/projects/fixingtoplasterboard.htm

The top ones are the best and easiest to use.

loyatemu

for lightweight pictures the standard nail-in picture hooks are fine, i've used them loads of times with no problems (get the ones with 2 nails).

obviously for anything heavy you need proper plasterboard fixings.

crwh05

This review of various plasterboard anchors for pictures are really helpful

todayshomeowner.com/testing-wall-anchors-and-picture-hangers/