There are many different types of image hooks. The type of image hook you want depends on several different factors. First, and most importantly, you need to know what type of wall you have. There are four main types of walls that people deal on a regular basis. Drywall (also known for its most famous trademark, Sheet Rock), gypsum, concrete (or cement) and brick. There are two different categories of hooks. Exist for use in gypsum plasterboard and gypsum or for use in concrete and brick. Picture hooks are also designed to hold certain weights, which are indicated on their packaging. The most common hooks for paintings used in plasterboard and plaster are steel with ordinary common nails, brass hooks with smaller black hardened steel nails, hook-shaped hooks and velcro (hook-and-loop) hooks with hooks and hooks with hooks and others.
- Conventional steel hooks with common nails should be mounted on wooden studs or wooden crates behind the wall. Thus, it limits the potential places that you can place in your frame. Wood only studies every 16 "in the center of them.
- Brass hooks with smaller black, hardened steel nails, often called hooks, can be installed at any place on the wall that you want to place. The reason for this is that the hook has a large surface area, grabbing the wall, therefore using a large wall for strength. In addition, in heavier pound nominal hooks, the weight extends to more than one nail, sometimes of a thicker caliber.
- Self-adhesive hook and loop hangers are certainly the simplest, but they can contain a maximum of 10 pounds. Bathrooms and high traffic zones are also probably not the ideal place for these hooks due to the humidity in the bathroom and the possibility of getting into higher traffic zones.
- Push hooks are also quite easy to use and can hold the same weight as the nail in the image hooks. They look almost like part of a zipper. The reason he works is that one side of the hook rests on the wall, and the other is pressed against the wall on the inside with equal pressure. The only flaw I see with these hooks is that they often stick out of the wall beyond the usual hooks.
- There are two types of image suspension systems with which you can use anchors. There are those that are just a hook where you can insert a screw, and then there are those that have a wide base plate that has a level built in so you can get the perfect level for your frame. Simple is often used only for images with lighter weight. Those that allow multiple attachment points are very reliable and the most rigid way to install an image on a wall. It is also the safest method. It is versatile enough to be used on any wall surface. The only drawback is the amount of work that is required to mount it.
The most common hooks for using concrete and bricks are nail hooks with a pillow on a nail when you hammer it, brass nails with hooks and small hooks for fingers. All of these hooks have hardened nails specifically designed for cement surfaces.
- Steel nail hooks with a pillow is very convenient because the wrist is less affected when driving a nail.
- Patchwork hooks with brass trim are more decorative and also distribute the weight to a pair of nails in higher weight versions.
- Smaller whip hooks also spread weight over several nails, but this is only for lightweight frames.
When installing frames in concrete walls, it is great to insert a hook anywhere. When installing hooks in a brick wall, be sure to install hooks in the mortar between the bricks, otherwise you can split the bricks.
