Hello, I have tried to find information about the above but can't find anything relevant.
How should one hang paintings and curtain rods on exterior walls without puncturing the moisture barrier? I mean classic Molly plugs will likely make quite large holes in the plastic.
Best regards, realdoolar
How should one hang paintings and curtain rods on exterior walls without puncturing the moisture barrier? I mean classic Molly plugs will likely make quite large holes in the plastic.
Best regards, realdoolar
It depends on what kind of exterior wall you have:
Single drywall? Depends on the weight, a "normal" painting doesn't need a molly, but there are all sizes and weights of paintings. A small painting can be hung with a hook and drywall screw.
Plasterboard and wood fiberboard? wood screw
Just particle board? - wood screw
Single drywall? Depends on the weight, a "normal" painting doesn't need a molly, but there are all sizes and weights of paintings. A small painting can be hung with a hook and drywall screw.
Plasterboard and wood fiberboard? wood screw
Just particle board? - wood screw
It's insulation->plastic->single drywall.
No, actually the biggest problem is probably not the paintings but the curtain rods. I have a two-year-old little Tarzan at home so drywall screws feel a bit weak ;-)
I also need to put up a bedside lamp that I want to have a sturdy mounting for.
No, actually the biggest problem is probably not the paintings but the curtain rods. I have a two-year-old little Tarzan at home so drywall screws feel a bit weak ;-)
I also need to put up a bedside lamp that I want to have a sturdy mounting for.
Well, then you don't have much to choose from.
If you use a "molly," its wings will go out behind the plastic and clamp down, and then when you attach the fitting and screw, it will be almost airtight.
I think that generally, it's not a problem to puncture the plastic here and there. Sometimes people worry unnecessarily much.
If you use a "molly," its wings will go out behind the plastic and clamp down, and then when you attach the fitting and screw, it will be almost airtight.
I think that generally, it's not a problem to puncture the plastic here and there. Sometimes people worry unnecessarily much.