Hanging clock on Horse Hair plaster wall

hambo12 · Dec 21, 2011 3:50 pm

Hi All,

I had a building inspection done on my house, and apparently the internal walls are all horse hair plaster.

I would like to hang a clock on the wall, however it is made of glass and is at least 2-3Kgs.

Without being able to find studs etc in the wall, how else can I hang the clock?
I have tried the heavier sticky hooks, only to find they fall very easily and very quickly.

Any help would be great thanks

Uncle Arfur · Dec 21, 2011 4:40 pm

Use the nail-type hooks? http://homerepair.about.com/od/interior ... ning_3.htm

hambo12 · Dec 22, 2011 9:35 am

Uncle Arfur

Use the nail-type hooks? http://homerepair.about.com/od/interior ... ning_3.htm

They look Ok, however Im hesitant to try if Im not sure they will last with my plaster type...

hambo12 · Dec 22, 2011 3:46 pm

Interested in the look of these, I wonder how they would go?

http://www.scrooz.com.au/products/gripr ... -of-5.html

Uncle Arfur · Dec 23, 2011 4:54 am

hambo12

Uncle Arfur

Use the nail-type hooks? http://homerepair.about.com/od/interior ... ning_3.htm

They look Ok, however Im hesitant to try if Im not sure they will last with my plaster type...

They work well in gyprock and should in fibrous plaster unless its a hundred years old and crumbly, perhaps you could fix one and test it using a weight on some string?

If not then you will need a toggle hook that spreads behind the plaster, something like this -- http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/toggle- ... -hook.html

Available at Bunnings