Securing a picture rail to a wall

[samtheman1k]

Hello all!

I'm going to put up a pine picture rail in our house, but how to secure to our brick/bonding/plaster wall? The rail is from wickes, where they say use no more nails for a clean finish...that is fine...but is it strong enough? Call me old fashioned, but I'd be worrying about it without a few screws in there! (can't seem to put nails in the walls without them bending or creating big cracks in the plaster).

So, would no more nails be strong enough????

 

[misterhelpful]

Hey sam,

I wouldn't recommend the No More Nails brand as such, but a grab adhesive is usually fine on it's own. I would suggest something like Gripfill or Pinkgrip as far more reliable products.

However, I'm with you on liking to add a few screws here and there, especially if the picture rail is going to be used for hanging pictures rather than just decorative.

 

[JohnD]

or a mirror, which is extremely heavy.