While most adhesive hooks are strong enough to keep your pictures on the wall you must buy a couple capable of holding about 8 pounds or 3 6kg of weight.
How to hang shelves on cinder block walls without drilling.
Working as a contractor in new york city i have been asked many times to hang shelves on cement block also known as cmus or cinder block.
Some may be solid block some may have holes in them.
This article was co authored by jason phillip jason phillip is a handyman specializing in mounting and hanging objects onto walls.
Double sided tape can be used to hold items on a brick wall.
Brick clips that hold in the mortar space between the bricks.
I can t believe i m the only one who wants to hang a pegboard without drilling into cinder block.
Concrete block is a sturdy building material but it can present a slight design challenge when it s time to personalize a space.
Yes that s one long title right there.
And those are the exact words that i used in my google search and found absolutely no answer on how to hang a pegboard without drilling into cinder block.
Brick clips that grip onto the brick will secure items onto a brick wall.
The method to drill into them and hang shelf brackets is about the same.
The adhesive hooks are an outstanding solution because they don t require we drill holes in the wall.
They are basically all the same thing though they may have slight differences.
Fortunately there are ways to hang art and decor on both surfaces without leaving any holes at all.
These are the four methods i found and tested.
With the right products or a little bit of ingenuity you can hang artwork without drilling into the wall.
But if the wall on which you re installing the shelves is made of cinder blocks you ll have to do a little bit of extra work to prepare the wall for shelf installation.
By using the right materials and techniques you ll ensure that the shelves you install will be solidly connected to cinder block walls.
However hanging pictures on a concrete block wall is not as difficult as it might seem.
So i had to come up with my own way.
How can you attach something to a brick wall without a drill.