I used it in my college dorm 25 years ago and now use them in my classroom on the cinderblock walls.
How to hang heavy things on cinder block walls.
This is actually easier than hanging on stud walls because you don t need to locate and hit studs.
With the right products or a little bit of ingenuity you can hang artwork without drilling into the wall.
Concrete block is a sturdy building material but it can present a slight design challenge when it s time to personalize a space.
I used an anchor kit that includes the anchors screws and drill bit link is below.
Concrete walls are capable of supporting heavy items provided that the proper anchoring device is installed.
Shelving brackets and hooks that are constructed of strong steel mean little if the anchor which fastens them to the concrete wall is too weak to bear the weight.
However hanging pictures on a concrete block wall is not as difficult as it might seem.
In this video i m sharing an easy way to screw into concrete block.
Anchors with heavy duty spring loaded wings hold objects against the hollow part of a cinder block and wedge style anchors hold objects against the cinder block s solid webbing.
When you re ready to hang the hook clean the surface of the wall with rubbing alcohol then peel off the backing from the hook and.
Choose a hook that s rated to hold more than the weight of the object you are hanging.
The anchor used to hang heavy objects on a cinder block wall must grip the sides of the anchor s pilot hole tightly.
You hammer the hanger into the wall and it puts 4 small pins into the wall that are holding a plastic hook.