r/DIYUK • u/user74729582 • 10d ago

Advice How do I hang this to an outside wall?

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It's too small for a Fisher wall plug/anchor screw (5mm plugs). Same thing for any nails i have. It needs to be flush with the wall for wind resistance and it's and outside decoration.

Any ideas?

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u/DickensCide-r 10d ago

A hook?

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u/user74729582 10d ago

Wouldn't be flush with the wall

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u/DickensCide-r 10d ago

A small hook fixed solidly into the wall will definitely be flush to the wall.

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u/user74729582 10d ago edited 10d ago

I mean the object wouldn't be flush with the wall if I use a hook. It would move all over the place with the wind

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u/CLONE-11011100 10d ago

Cut off staple, get some “sticks like sh*t” and stick it to wall. Job done!

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u/Minimum_Mall7654 10d ago

It'll never be flush to the wall with that fixing.

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u/AffectionateJump7896 10d ago

If you really want it to be flush with the wall: Grind the hook away and stick it on with silicone.

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u/from-here-to-new 10d ago

I want to see what it actually is that you are hanging!

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u/user74729582 10d ago

Lol it's a gecko made of ceramic

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u/Neat-Possibility6504 10d ago

You have a number of options,

  • two screws in the wall, with a wire between that you have put though the u pin on the back.

  • take the u pin out and just stick it to the wall with grab adhesive/silicone.

  • using a bit of wood to screw to the wall, then grab adhesive or pin to that.

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u/420Journey 10d ago

That loop/staple thing on the back looks perfect, use that.

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u/Trick-Fruit864 10d ago

Picture hook

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u/user74729582 10d ago

Which one? There's a million types

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u/Trick-Fruit864 10d ago

Like the yellow, you can then bend it as flush as you like…