Hanging things on the walls

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Hanging things on the walls

Postby BarbaraRose » Sun Jan 17, 2010 1:23 pm

How do you all hang things like shelves, pictures, cabinets (in the bathroom), etc, to the outside walls? I don't imagine that nails and screws are an option??

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Re: Hanging things on the walls

Postby mitch5252 » Sun Jan 17, 2010 1:33 pm

Well, if you're like me, just drill without thinking about it thoroughly, and you, too, can end up with a hole clear through to the outside. :roll:
Now I only use those 3M removeable hook things. :mrgreen:

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Re: Hanging things on the walls

Postby Cedar518 » Sun Jan 17, 2010 2:36 pm

I use sticky hooks for my wall clock and a couple other things like keys, etc. but for the most part I don't put stuff up on the walls, especially nothing heavy like shelves, etc. My camper is always on the go during the summer months so it would mean putting up and taking down,.... now if I were parked for a season or couple of months at least I would explore that idea.
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Re: Hanging things on the walls

Postby kelpie » Sun Jan 17, 2010 7:46 pm

I use those 3M mounting squares - got a bunch at a garage sale very cheap - to hang pictures. Use a lot of them so they will stay put. Have traveled all thru TX, including some serious mountains out west and they have never come loose.
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Re: Hanging things on the walls

Postby BarbaraRose » Sun Jan 17, 2010 8:22 pm

...and the Dufus Award goes to...

mitch5252 wrote:Well, if you're like me, just drill without thinking about it thoroughly, and you, too, can end up with a hole clear through to the outside.


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Re: Hanging things on the walls

Postby retiredhappy » Sun Jan 17, 2010 9:08 pm

I use a VERY SMALL NAIL OR SCREW and then secure the bottom of pictures with museum putty (Walmart). I actually drive with some Indian pottery on a small shefl secured with museum putty on the bottom of the vases. I came from California and we used "earthquake" or "museum" putty on EVERYTHING.
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Re: Hanging things on the walls

Postby VickieP » Sun Jan 17, 2010 9:11 pm

:lol: :lol: :lol: High Five, Barbie!
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Re: Hanging things on the walls

Postby mtngal » Sun Jan 17, 2010 9:31 pm

Walls? what walls?!? :)
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Re: Hanging things on the walls

Postby ali1257 » Sun Jan 17, 2010 9:35 pm

We have used the sticky velcro for hanging things and nothing has fallen yet (its been 3 years for a couple of the pictures). As far as shelving the only shelving we have put up has been on inside walls and we just used screws.
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Re: Hanging things on the walls

Postby avalen » Mon Jan 18, 2010 8:35 am

I still do it the old fashion way, I put a screw in the wall, only once did I drill through
to the other side and it was an interior wall, thats when I learned how thin the walls
are, wood paneling underneath that vinyl wallpaper and its not even as thick as
regular paneling.
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Re: Hanging things on the walls

Postby BirdbyBird » Mon Jan 18, 2010 8:38 am

With the extreme temp changes in Ohio, my velcro periodically needs to be replace. I don't put breakable up with it......
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Re: Hanging things on the walls

Postby Bethers » Wed Jan 20, 2010 4:17 pm

I have all kinds of lightweight pics - made the ones for the rv lightweight by changing frames, etc. I also use the 3M sticky tapes. Tried a couple other brands but they didn't hold up well - the 3M has stuff on my walls for 4 years now. Good stuff.
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