Pictures on Brick wall

[whichonespink]

Hi all,


Hoping to tap into your collective experience and ask whats the best/simplest way of attaching light weight picture frames on a brick wall. The weight of the frames doesnt really warrent a plug and screw but is that the only way in a brick wall. I was thinking of drilling a nail sized hole at 45 degree and sitting nail in hole?? Any thoughts or advise?

thanks

David

Edited by whichonespink on Wednesday 16th December 12:46

[annodomini2]

Those 3M picture hooks that are removable, similar stuff to bluetac, but stronger and supposedly without the marks

http://solutions.3m.co.uk/wps/portal/3M/en_GB/EU-C...

[Simpo Two]

whichonespink said:

I was thinking of drilling a nail sized hole at 45 degree and sitting nail in hole?? Any thoughts or advise?

I'd make the hole a tighter fit and tap the nail in - sorted.

[whichonespink]

Thanks for the replies guys. Had thought about the removable hooks but never convinced about the "doesnt mark" part. However, a wall is marked with nail or screw so coulbe be worth a try.

Think i may try the drill hole and nail trick first.

Thnaks again

[Nobby Diesel]

Why bother drilling a hole?
Just whack a masonry nail in.

[whichonespink]

Nobby Diesel said:

Why bother drilling a hole?
Just whack a masonry nail in.

Didnt realise there was such a thing?

[Roo]

Nobby Diesel said:

Why bother drilling a hole?
Just whack a masonry nail in.

You should try that round ny house. The nails just bend.
The only way to hang anything on the walls in my place is drill a hole, rawplug and screw.

[Simpo Two]

Nobby Diesel said:

Why bother drilling a hole?
Just whack a masonry nail in.

True, but not many people have masonry nails in the toybox. You might also crack the plaster (the plaster in my house is like icing sugar)

Edited by Simpo Two on Wednesday 16th December 16:34

[Munter]

whichonespink said:

Nobby Diesel said:

Why bother drilling a hole?
Just whack a masonry nail in.

Didnt realise there was such a thing?

There are indeed. Used by moi to affix skirting board to the wall while the gripfill on the back set.

Munter
Bodgeit and Scarper

[Nobby Diesel]

Simpo Two said:

Nobby Diesel said:

Why bother drilling a hole?
Just whack a masonry nail in.

True, but not many people have masonry nails in the toybox. You might also crack the plaster (the plaster in my house is like icing sugar)

Edited by Simpo Two on Wednesday 16th December 16:34

Gents,
Yes, the wall may be hard.
Yes, the plaster may be brittle.
I wasn't prepared to go and carry out a full site survey before responding; just offered what is an everyday solution.
No need to be pedantic chaps.
Additionally, sure, not everyone has masonry nails. They can easily be purchased though.

OP, do what you think is right.

If it were me, I'd try to bang a nail in and if that didn't work, start to get the power tools out.

Jeeez.

[whichonespink]

Thnak Nobby and indeed everyone who replied. Tried knocking in a nail (albeit not a masonary one) and epic fail. Will drill out hole first and try that way.

Cheers again

David

[Simpo Two]

It is quite amusing to reflect on the number of people and the thousands of poundsworth of technology involved in the once-simple task of hammering a nail into a wall... Mr Kwang Lu Fok of Beijing would just have done it and then spent the rest of his time making export goods to sell...