Unless it s secured through drywall into a stud the weight of the hung item can cause the nail to pull out bringing a bit of drywall with it.
How to hang wall shelves without nails.
Use a level and draw a very light pencil line where you want the top of the shelf to be.
You ll also need some large 3m command adhesive strips.
The smaller lack shelves are about 5 each.
This will make it easier when you go to drill in the top halves of the fasteners.
The shelf comes with three parts.
This will allow the picture to be flush with the wall once you place adhesive strips on the back of it.
Therefore wall shelves without nails or screws are a great solution in case you do still want to have extra space by using wall shelves.
The actual shelf itself an adhesive strip that has a marked center point and a built in level and two metal pieces that you push through your wall on each side the adhesive strip has little notches so you know where they go.
There is a side that you stick to the wall and another to the frame.
Unfortunately fasteners like nails are necessary to hang up extremely heavy shelves made of dense solid materials like steel or oak.
As a general rule try to hang shelves that weigh 3 lb 1 4 kg or less.
However you can use adhesive fasteners to hang up light hollow shelves made of things like balsa wood.
Nails have their place in construction but rarely work best when it comes to hanging heavy paintings photos or decorative works on the wall.
If you are in a hurry and want to know right away which no drill shelf is the best overall shelf.
To hang pictures without nails remove any protruding hardware from the picture frame first.
They do a fantastic job with frames.
If you don t want to place any adhesives on your picture you can use adhesive hooks on your walls instead.
Draw a thin light line on the wall to show you where to hang the shelf.
Mark the tape not the wall.
Decide where you d like to hang the shelf and use a level to draw a horizontal even line where the shelf will go.
These are usually used to hang up picture frames.