this picture is going to be fixed to the wall using a French cleat system that
will ensure that the picture is perfectly flush to the wall if you look on
the back of this it is actually recessed which makes using the French cleat
system a lot easier if you don't have a recessed picture frame like this you can
always use flush mounts which I will cover in a future video this is the
piece of timber that I'm going to use for the French cleat and I'm going to cut
that across there it's approximately at 45 degrees you can do any angle between
about 30 and 45 so I've set the saw up so that it's cutting on 45 degrees I'm
going to start up I'm just going to push that through the using the push stick
and that will give us two pieces both at 45 degrees which will then interlock
with each other
because this French cleat system is only holding a picture it doesn't need to
be held up with anything really strong so I'm just going to use the quickest
fixing for plasterboard or drywall which is the metal drive screw that
actually comes with a screw which is so long
so obviously that fits to the wall like that and then that part fits to the
picture frame so I just need to check that these screws are long enough to go
through that wood which there obviously are and because these are flat head we
don't actually need to countersink those so I've actually marked two holes where we
need to drill and they are right at the bottom there obviously you do not want
to be drilling through the tapered part so we're going to go straight through that
part at the bottom
for this part of the cleat we actually need to drill through in that direction
and then the screw will stick out the top there and go into the top of the
picture frame this time I'm going to be using small countersunk screws like that
they will go through there like so and they will hold this part onto the
picture frame so this time I'm going to use a trend drill bit and countersink
these can save a lot of time and they are very easy to use so the holes on
piece that go to the wall need to be a large diameter so that those screws
will go through and the other piece that fix it to the picture frame needs to
have a Hole which is countersunk deep enough so that the screws will not catch so
I'm just going to check these before we go any further
that's the piece that fits on the inside of the frame we've got the countersunk holes
just there and we need to ensure that that goes on there that way.
To start off we're going to put the two screws in the counter sunk holes and put
that in position and then I'm going to screw the screws in you now need to
decide where you going to put picture in this case it's very easy because that is
the actual center of the wall where and we do have some damage already from
where pictures already been hung so I know that this cleat needs to be
approximately there so I'm going to start off by taking one screw I'm going
to push that through the hole that will then mark the wallpaper I've now got a small
mark so I know that we first fixing needs to be there this is a stud
position wall so it is very easy to fix - if you do have a solid wall you will
have to use wall plugs and screws. To start off with we're going to tape an
envelope just underneath there, that will collect any dust, that will save a
lot of cleaning up later on To use these it is very simple
we simply push it against the wall and drive it in with a Philips screwdriver
so I'm just going to apply a firm pressure so that's one fixing in we can
now remove the envelope there wasn't actually a lot of dust when we did that
but it's best to take precautions just in case. I'm now going to put this part
on the wall the correct a way around I'm going to put a screw and the first fixing
just there you can then put a spirit level on the top there you can
get that perfectly level and then we can use a screw at this side you can simply
push that through the hole and that will mark where the second fixing
needs to be I can now take the second fixing and screw that in directly
where the screw marked the wallpaper again you do need to apply a firm pressure to
these when you screwing them in
once we've done that we can then take the second screw once that is firmly fixed we
can then take the picture and simply lift that and hang it on
the cleat providing you don't make the French cleat too long you don't want it
to fall width of the picture you do have some movement so you can move it from
side to side to give you some adjustments so that you get it exactly
where you want it. As you can see there is absolutely no gap at all between
the wall and the picture like you get when you use a traditional picture hook
in a future video I'll cover flush mounts I'd like to thank you for
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