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Mounting a television or hanging art is often never as simple as just haphazardly pounding a screw into any old wall—to make sure your wall piece is secure, one of the first things you need to do is ...

Wall studs, the vertical members that make up the wall skeleton, constitute serious construction. Studs are important. They hold up the roof, hold windows and doors in place, retain insulation and act ...

There are always projects to do, especially in old homes. We struggle to try and use modern products in old buildings — with mixed results. Sometimes we make things worse, or we buy something that is ...

Looking to hang something on your wall? You’ll need to find a stud (and not the kind with broad shoulders and a square jaw). Studs are vertical 2-by-4-inch beams that make up the frame of your house.

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In this DIY video, learn how to hang items on plaster and lath walls using a molly bolt. This effective method allows you to ...

You’re proudly hanging your first picture on your new home’s antique plaster walls. A few minutes later, it’s no longer hanging. And now you now have a bent nail, a large hole and a new diagonal crack ...

Lath-and-plaster walls are common in older houses (built late 18th Century until the early 1950’s, when drywall became standard). Whether you want to hang a picture, mirror or kitchen cabinet, ...