Grey House Harbor
  • Home
  • about
  • contact

May 31 2014

how to easily hang keyhole hardware

Posted by hayley
Tweet

By far the trickiest of hanging hardware is the keyhole mount. Your measurement better be dead on for installation or you’re outta luck, with giant screw holes to patch.

how to hang keyhole hardware

And if there are two keyholes that must align and be level, well… might as well throw in the towel, right? But wait! There’s hope and an easy way to get this done right the first time.

how to hang keyhole hardware

Start by sticking a piece of painters tape to the back of the piece. Make the tape exactly as long as the item (in this case a coat rack).

how to hang keyhole hardware

Be sure that the tape is level along the item. I did this by matching the top edge of the tape with the top edge of the rack.

how to hang keyhole hardware

Using your finger first, find where the keyholes indent. Then use a pencil to poke a hole in the center of the openings.

how to hang keyhole hardware

how to hang keyhole hardware

Gently remove the tape and with the sticky side facing out, position it where you want to hang your item. Be sure it’s level, then fold back the two sides to stick it to the wall.

how to hang keyhole hardware

how to hang keyhole hardware

Mark where the holes are with a pencil, then install your drywall anchors and screws.

how to hang keyhole hardware

It may intially take a little sliding around to get both screws into their respective keyholes, but they will eventually line up and hang perfect, the first time. Hooray!

how to hang keyhole hardware

how to hang keyhole hardware

Tags: diy, diy home improvement

Comments (1)

Add a comment Top
  1. Sabrina
    August 31, 2020

    Any suggestions on how to hang a large round clock with keyhole brackets (2) mounted on the back?

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply


I'm Hayley. Wife and mother by day, DIY enthusiast by night. Fueled by sweet tea and jelly beans, I own power tools and know how to use them. Consider yourself warned.

featured on button

New posts delivered fresh to your inbox!

Follow on Bloglovin

Recent Posts

  • big ‘ole magnet board / job chart
  • a collection of caps a collection of caps
  • a new chapter a new chapter
  • treasure rocks treasure rocks
  • missing grams missing grams

 

S P O N S O R S - & - F R I E N D S

Categories

Archives

Follow

Follow on Bloglovin

Recent Posts

  • big ‘ole magnet board / job chart
  • a collection of caps a collection of caps
  • a new chapter a new chapter

disclaimer & copyright

All opinions within are exclusively and honestly mine. I do not commit to posting positive reviews of any promotional items I may receive. However, if the product or service suits the interests of my readers I may feature it and denote such compensation.
All content © greyhouseharbor.com 2015.