How To Hang An Old Window On A Wall

Remember this window frame will be extremely heavy so you must use a kit design for industrial hanging.

How to hang an old window on a wall.

Ok so thats what the wall looks like. I originally bought some picture hangers for the back of each window that nailed into place. Steph made a little cover and painted them the wall cover to hide the battery boxes of the fairy lights. I have a window i still need to hang and i want to add more but i still love it now even not finished.

To the back of the window frame for displaying our finished project on a wall. Step 4 cut two lengths of 12 gauge wire or fishing line equal to the distance you plan to hang your stained glass window plus 12 inches. The boxes are held in place with velcro. Let me walk you through how i hung them.

Insert a hook into two ceiling joists or wall studs that are side by side. Learn how to fully refurbish an old window here. One part of the cleat goes in the wall the other on the window. The lights were randomly taped into place inside the frames.

Lay the sash on the floor or a worktable with the side the you want to face the room down and the back side of the sash facing up. Then we nailed two picture frame hanging hardware. The depth of the shelf is up to you depending on what you want to display. Like i mentioned before these windows are relatively lightweight and i usually hang them flush against a wall so i use the hooks and eyes with picture hanging wire to hang them.

This ensures the window glass stays in its frame. How to hang an old window sash on a wall. Use a high quality picture hanging kit to hang the window. This part goes on the wall.

Measure the distance between the hooks and place the screw eyes into the frame of your stained glass window the same distance apart. If you give a hook a small tap with a hammer then it bites into the wood enough that you can usually screw it in by hand without drilling a guide hole first. I used a couple of different things depending on the size of the window. Measure down from the top left corner of the sash to approximately one third of the total height of the sash and mark it.