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Hooks are often attached to the ceiling to hang decorative items such as plant baskets, lanterns, crystal lights, wedding ribbons, and so on. You can even hang the bike from the garage ceiling to save space. However, attaching the hooks incorrectly can damage the ceiling and the object to be hung. Depending on the weight of the object, you will have to attach hooks to the ceiling beams or use dowel bolts to hang the object from the plaster ceiling.
Steps
Attach hooks to ceiling beams
- For items lighter than 2.5kg, you can use a gluing hook. The hooks come in a variety of sizes and can be removed easily without stripping the ceiling’s paint. Note that the adhesive hook can only be used on flat ceilings, and cannot be used on ceilings with roughness.
- If the object is very heavy, like a bicycle, you should distribute the weight over 2 hooks.
- Screw hooks come in a variety of sizes and styles. If your item is small and can be easily inserted into the hook, use a round hook.
- For items weighing 4.5kg or more, use a large ceiling hook with a length of 5cm or more.
- You can buy utility hooks specifically designed to hang your bike, called a bike hook. They’re covered in plastic and shaped to hook onto wheels, so you can hang your bike from the garage ceiling.
- You can also tap the ceiling with your finger to find the beams if you don’t have a stud detector. The area between the beams will resonate and hollow, while the area with the beams will give off a solid, solid sound.
- If your home has a void or attic above where you want the hooks to be mounted and the beams are exposed, watch the direction of the beams and the distance between them.
Tips : Ceiling beams are usually distributed 40-60cm apart. Once you’ve found a beam, if you know the distance between them and how to install them, you can quickly find the next beam by measuring that distance with a tape measure.
- If you are going to attach 2 hooks to hang a large object, attach 1 hook first, then hold the object to be hung up to determine the distance to attach the second hook.
- The guide hole allows you to manually screw the hook into the ceiling without getting stuck or broken.
- If the hole is too wide, the thread of the hook won’t have room to attach. If the hole is too narrow, it will be difficult for you to screw the hook all the way in.
- If you can’t get the last few turns, use pliers lightly on the hook to screw the hook all the way in.
- Stop twisting when the base of the hook is flush with the ceiling. If you twist past this point, the hook may break.
- This method applies to both screw hooks and utility hooks. They are fastened to the beams in the same way.
Use dowel bolts with hooks
- Bolts are available at most hardware stores, and the product packaging has a hangable weight on it.
- You can use bolts to attach hooks to ceilings made from other materials such as wood planks, cement mortar, or soundproof ceilings. The mounting procedure is similar to that of plasterboard ceilings.
Tip : Never use plastic dowel bolts to hang objects from the ceiling. Plastic dowel bolts are used to hang light objects on vertical walls.
- Some dowel bolts are manufactured with hooks, in which case you must screw the pin to the end opposite the hook.
- The type of hook that is screwed onto the pin bolt is also known as a decorative hook. If you purchase a dowel bolt without a hook available, a decorative hook can be purchased that will fit the thread size of the pin bolt.
- Dowel bolts can’t snap into wooden beams so you have to find a hollow area to install.
- If you want to hang the light, you must find a place to attach the hook close to a convenient power source.
- You will be drilling a relatively large hole, so don’t worry about the size of the pencil mark. It will disappear after you finish drilling.
- The packaging of the dowel bolt will usually state the hole size to be drilled. If the package does not specify the size, measure the diameter at the position of the pin when the wings are folded.
- If the two pins don’t fit into the hole, drill a little wider until they fit.
- You should feel or hear the flaps open on the other side when the latch is pushed all the way through.
- Holding the pull-down hook will cause the two latches to press against the plaster ceiling while you screw the bolts.
- The hook will cover the drill hole as you screw it in all the way.
Things you need
- Stair
- Screw hook (attached to beam)
- Dowel bolts with hooks (mounting plaster ceilings or other materials)
- Rivet detector
- Pencil
- Drill
- Pliers
Advice
- Line a plastic tarp or sheet of paper underneath the work area to collect falling material.
- If you don’t have a rivet detector, tap your hand and listen to the sound coming from the ceiling to find beams or empty spaces.
Warning
- Wear safety glasses to prevent dust from entering your eyes.
This article is co-authored by a team of editors and trained researchers who confirm the accuracy and completeness of the article.
The wikiHow Content Management team carefully monitors the work of editors to ensure that every article is up to a high standard of quality.
This article has been viewed 4,033 times.
Hooks are often attached to the ceiling to hang decorative items such as plant baskets, lanterns, crystal lights, wedding ribbons, and so on. You can even hang the bike from the garage ceiling to save space. However, attaching the hooks incorrectly can damage the ceiling and the object to be hung. Depending on the weight of the object, you will have to attach hooks to the ceiling beams or use dowel bolts to hang the object from the plaster ceiling.
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