Hi All I bought two 75 pound shelves and want to hang on a plaster and lathe wall. Plaster walls can be a tricky place to hang shelves.
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In most cases tapping a small hole into the wall with a no.
Hanging shelves on plaster walls. Using a stud finder you dont have to find the gap between the lathe. When you set the stud finder on the wall and press the button the first thing it does is take a baseline reading. Its looking for changes in that reading.
Its a floating shelf so need to drill in the support bar. Amazon affiliate httpamznto1ioFRSeRyobi Corded Drill with Clu. They only hold 2-5 lbs though.
Mark this stud with. Hold the stud finder against the wall and turn it on. Never lived in a place with plaster and lathe before so not quite sure how to proceed.
They seem difficult to work with. Sounds like you have lathe plaster walls so the studs are harder to find. Ive had luck with command brand picture hanging strips on very light shelves holding only a few light decor items on plaster walls those shelves had a back to attach the strips to.
The bar is 20 inches so technically I should be able to drill. How big are the shelves and what are you putting on them. Here are links to the product we used in this videoCH Hanson 0304 Magnetic Stud Finder.
Command also makes picture-ledges and display ledges. How to hang things on plaster walls. How to hang something on the wall without a stud there s never a stud when you need one.
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