Picture Frame .How To Hang It

Probably no need to mention they're at different orientations so they can be used whether the picture's portrait or landscape.

Yeah,thats what I thought but they are tight to the board .That's why I tried to prise it up slightly and that's when it came away from the board .

I managed to work that one out ..lol

Hammer a small nail into the wall with virtually only the head sticking out. Then hook the serrated bit over the head - using whichever notch gives the best balance.

Not now possible as it came off when I tried to prise it up as it's tight to the board ...Stupid design if ever I saw one ....you couldn't get a nail head under the serrated part it's so tight .

There should be a hole behind the toothed hole in the clip to take the head of a round head screw. Or bend them away as you tried and use a picture hook with the protruding part of the hook parallel with the bit against the wall.

they have clearlynever hung anything on a wall before.

The idea is the serrations hook over the head of a countersunk screw and give a small lateral movement. What you actually need is a small up/down 'adjustability' to ensure level, given the problem of getting two holes perfectly horizontal on a wide variety of walls.

They should be proud of the frame by a few mm. Take them back & exchange them for some that are.

I'd agree with that

Well on these seems to be no way of getting the serrations over anything but I'll have another try

Unfortunately I got them mailorder from Wilkinsons and returning them for replacements when the likelihood is that they'd be the same is a pain . I'll use picture hooks and find some way of hooking it to the back of the frame but I'll e-mail Wilkinsons to suggest they have a look at the fitting

IME, you need to price them away a little - however they should stay fixed to the board. Yours sounds like it was not well enough fixed. (if in doubt, place the frame face down on a flat surface, hold the base of the fixing against the wood before bending the top out a bit - that should save some load on its fixings).

Hung a mirror last week. From Arrggh-os, my favourites. No fixings included - saved me the trouble of binning them.

Two upside down 'keyhole' slots on the back with a rebate underneath, the idea being that it dropped over two screw heads.

Convenietly spaced at 96.5cm apart, so at 48.25cm centres. Marked out, drilled, plugged put in screws. I then find out that the larger hole in the keyhole won't allow the head of a No:8 or 4mm screw through - had to ease it out with a drill bit.

Why not space the holes at 96.0cm & make the holes large enough for what is probably the most common screw size?

The mind boggles.

BTW I really like these 'Uno' universal plugs from Rawlplug. Been usng them for a few months now, really do seem to work on all types of wall.

If it was flipped over there would be space for the head of the screw or tack.

Baz.

Correct!

But then the fixing pins (I think that's what they are) and the countersinks are on the wrong side.

Possibly but I have hung several pictures using these fixings, they allow approximate positioning of the fixing by the manufacturer (for speed as you have can choose the best notch for the nail to sit in when you hang. They are quite standard. Whether these are poorly manufactured or what, I don't know.

But you only have *one* hole. Read what the OP said. The lateral adjustment from choosing one of the serrations moves the centre of gravity and allows you to hang it level.

They are. The photo clearly shows the serrations are inset enough to go over the head of a nail, but maybe they were fitted the wrong way round. I've never had any problem with them.

MBQ

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Phone picturelizard.co.uk and they'll supply you with fittings which slip over the hardboard backboard and are easily adjustable. They work!

Should have checked!

How does that help?

In either case you need to measure to, say, at least 0.1cm precision. If you can't measure 48.25 then nor can you measure 48.00. Just measure to the nearest mm in either case and quit moaning.

MBQ

Re the photo. You might think a nail can go under the serrated bit but trust me the fitting is flat to the board .That's why I prised it up but it came away from the board .Since last night I have experimented with the second frame and found that if I insert a thin screwdriver under the serrated part while pressing down on the rest of the fitting I can bend it up slightly to enable it to be hung on a long panel pin or similar .BUT WTF don't they enclose instructions on what you need to do

Maybe he should have used inches?

Got any idea what they call them? .I've had a look but can't see what you speak of .I can only see Swiss Clips and a hanging kit ( hooks,wire etc )