How do you hang a picture or install shelving on a brick or concrete wall?

[aidanjm]

I assume you can't just hammer in a nail..?

 

[MikeMike]

Originally posted by: aidanjm
I assume you can't just hammer in a nail..?

concrete screws.

 

[PhoenixOrion]

i actually recently used masonry nails to hang a picture frame.

i highly advice using pliers to hold the nail while hammering it in....my poor thumb.

 

[her209]

Very carefully.

 

[h8red]

Any of these should work

 

[jjones]

I sometimes use masonry nails but most often prefer to drill a hole and then use a plastic anchor and screw.

 

[Need4Speed]

Suicidal imbecile

 

[TheoPetro]

pilot hole + self tapping concrete screws

 

[AnonymouseUser]

Fasten into the mortar only.

 

[Syringer]

Duct tape.

 

[bctbct]

Aim for the mortar joint, ususally softer and can be repaired down the road

 

[lykaon78]

Fishing wire from a screw(s) in the ceiling my be a work around.

 

[Powermoloch]

Originally posted by: Syringer
Duct tape.

great for .... paper pictures :Q

 

[Colt45]

anchor

 

[dman]

I keep a spare cat around for just this purpose. Well, that and a piece of bread, butter side up, tied to the top of the cat. Once you see the suspended cat you no longer care about hanging the picture.

 

[Zach]

Originally posted by: Colt45
anchor

THat's how I did it. We couldn't see where the joints were because of a layer of sheetrock. I bought a multipurpose homeowners maintenance kit which had anchors and masonary drill bits from a home store and just drilled holes and hammered in the anchors then used screws into the anchors. We used mostly plastic anchors, lead for hanging items.

 

[Penth]

I used this thing at work this week. You put a charge inside and put a nail in the end. Then you hit it one time with the hammer and it puts the nail all the way into the concrete (there is probably a 3/8" to 1/2" head that you could hang a picture on.. It is a pretty bad ass tool. I couldn't find what it was called on google though.

 

[JinLien]

Depends on what kind of weight it have to bear. Plastic wedge/drop-in anchor are good enought for most light weight job. Tapcon screws are good for most light to medium weight tasks, but they are a pain to get good grip and can take a bit of work to install the screw. Nail in/hamer drive sleeve anchor (smackies) are great and are quick to install for medium and light weight jobs. Steel or lead wedge bolts/sleave bolts/drop-in slugs are use in medium & heavy weight/grip applications.

IMHO, plastic wedge/drop-ins are good enought for pictures, and it would best to go with steel or lead wedge/sleave bolts or slugs drop-in for shelving.

 

[Mo0o]

Originally posted by: lykaon78
Fishing wire from a screw(s) in the ceiling my be a work around.

That might actually be a really trendy alternative if you have it float a bit off of teh wall and people wont usually see the wall's profile

 

[notfred]

Those cool hammer things that aer basically .22LR bullets with nails in front of them.

 

[JinLien]

Originally posted by: notfred
Those cool hammer things that aer basically .22LR bullets with nails in front of them.

Do you mean powder actuated gun/nailer?

 

[mugs]

Tapcon screws would work for installing shelves probably overkill for hanging a picture.

 

[TitanDiddly]

Originally posted by: Penth
I used this thing at work this week. You put a charge inside and put a nail in the end. Then you hit it one time with the hammer and it puts the nail all the way into the concrete (there is probably a 3/8" to 1/2" head that you could hang a picture on.. It is a pretty bad ass tool. I couldn't find what it was called on google though.

Hilti gun.

 

[bctbct]

9 times out of 10 times a hilti fastener will shatter the brick...and not hold.

 

[mugs]

For hanging a picture, there are clips you can get that require no holes in the brick. They have them here: http://www.framing4yourself.com/equipment-supplies/presenting-hanging.htm