Q: I want to hang heavy artwork made of 25 Moroccan tiles on a stucco wall in our screened porch. I don’t want to damage the stucco. Can I attach hooks to the molding along the ceiling and hang ...
A: Hanging heavy artwork from crown molding would avoid making holes in the stucco wall, an appealing idea. But don’t do it. Crown molding is typically attached with two-inch-long finishing nails.
However, it’s not as easy to hang your artwork, curio cabinet, shelving, or a heavy flat-panel TV on a masonry wall as on a wood stud wall with drywall on top. Still, you don’t even have to ...