Older mobile homes feature vinyl coated walls and newer homes are outfitted with 3 8 inch drywall.
How to hang pictures on the walls in our trailer.
Hanging pictures in a mobile home requires more than just tapping in a picture hanger.
This also applies for large mirrors.
In contrast stick built homes have a minimum of 1 2 inch drywall.
The second side is stuck to the wall.
Buy wood frames.
There are a few different ways to secure framed pictures to the wall of your rv.
Important things to consider for hanging pictures in an rv or travel trailer.
First set out the pictures you want to hang.
If you re hanging a picture with wire use double wire for heavy pieces.
The following 2 tips will prevent that from happening to the pictures that you hang on the walls of your rv interior 2 tips for hanging pictures in your rv.
Be sure to place the strip on a flat surface for best adherence.
But although it may seem easy hanging a picture properly is much more than a haphazard task.
Look at every reasonable possibility.
I also tried using velcro to hang a piece of coroplast in my rv shower skylight to partially block the hot sun and the adhesive failed due to the heat i would assume.
Here are 2 semi permanent methods that work best.
Anchors are available with hooks to hang pictures and with special hooks to hang mirrors.
Mobile home walls come in at only 1 4 to 3 8 inch thick.
One side of the strip gets adhered to the item you are mounting.
Prop them against the walls and consider your options.
Have someone hold a piece up to the wall while you stand back and appraise just cover the hanging hardware with masking tape first to keep it from scratching the wall.
Here are five favorite tips for taking a one hole approach to hanging a picture on the wall.
For example if you have a 3 lb picture frame you will need one set of medium size command strips.
The back of the package tells how much weight each strip can hold.
You can t simply hang a picture with traditional mounting hardware.