Small annoying problem: picture hooks and stone walls.

On Fri, 03 Dec 2004 00:01:42 GMT, JimGC strung together this:

You'll be needing a drill then.

These work well into hard surfaces:-

Drilling is the only option. Drill, plug, screw.

Depends on the stone... limestone would be OK, but granite might be more of a challenge. ;-)

Ok, fair point. If it's limestone, or a soft sandstone, then maybe.

You still can't hammer into stone (maybe freshly mined Bath stone) It's not elastic - if you do get the nail in, you'll crack the block..

The triple nail sort are OK for something light enough to hang off plaster, but IMHO you're better off drilling and using either a screw, or a dowel plug to take a nailed picture hook.

You'll need a 3 mm masonry drill for stone. You can't hammer things into stone or you chip the facing off it very easily. Best to drill a small diameter hole and use a bit of match stick or whittled down wood to make a plug. Then you hammer in normal picture hook nails till your hearts content.

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WOW! I love this group! I had expected someone to write and say, this is too small a problem for us to concern ourselves with, instead, I've had lots of helpful replies, thanks.

Okay, it looks like drilling on the outer walls is probably best. The previous owner has taken a few chips out of the wall, and that is what I was hoping to avoid...

Cheers.

Go to your local electrical wholsaler, ask for a box of wall plugs, for use with nailed cable clips. Drill plug and use your picture nails....

Didn't know these existed, so thanks...

Yup, very handy they are as well. I had to clip a cable to a reinforced concrete gravel board at the base of a fence. Drilled a small hole with a SDS drill, taped the pin plug in and nail the clip straight into it.

You can also sometimes find hot melt plug sticks for a glue gun. You simply pump the goo into the hole until full, wait until cool and then nail straight into it.

hit the hook which snaps all to easily.

Ash

Of course, you could always glue a hook onto the wall with ... no more nails