The Problem with Using Nails to Hang Pictures
After months of searching, you’ve finally found the perfect picture for over your sofa, and now all you have to do is hang it. You reach for you toolbox and dig out a hammer and nail. But do you know that this is one of the most frequent mistakes people make?
The most common method of hanging a picture on a wall is using a plain old nail.
However, if you are renting, chances are your landlord or property mange won’t allow you to use nails as they put holes in the walls.
These unsightly holes damage the structural integrity of the wall, and when you move or take the picture down, you have to fill the hole with putty and paint over it. Don’t risk losing your security deposit over a picture. Instead, try the Gallery System, the world’s easiest and smartest picture hanging kit.
It may be easy to nail into the wall and hang the picture, but afterwards you’re left with a big mess. Plus nails don’t offer the same convenience as the Gallery System does, which is allowing you to easily rearrange your artwork whenever you want, without having large holes in your walls. With nails, you have to know exactly where you want to hang the artwork before you hammer the nail in, so if you don’t center it perfectly, or you’re unsure of the placement, nails can really become a pain.
Nails also don’t work well in plaster walls. The nails bend when hammering them in, and if you do manage to get them in, sometime they lack the ability to grasp the rock inside the wall and end up falling right out. This could damage that perfect framed art that you just hung, were the nail to fall from the wall while the picture was hanging on it.
Nails don’t secure the picture to the wall as safely as other methods. If you bump into wall where pictures are hanging on nails, there is greater chance the artwork can fall, causing damage to the frame or injury.
Instead, the Gallery System makes picture hanging easy with a home version of picture kits used by the finest art galleries in the world. The Gallery System comes complete with three simple parts: a wall mounted aluminum track, stainless cable hangers with sliders, and sturdy hooks that grip the cable and provide the perfect amount of support for your artwork. Punch it up with the amazing Gallery Lighting System to really brighten your pictures for display.
Don’t spend any more time patching holes. Give yourself the flexibility to rearrange your art whenever the mood hits, and don’t worry about creating unnecessary damage by using nails.
With the Gallery system, your work is always safely secured to the wall, without causing any damage to the hanging location.