How To Hang Shelves Plaster Walls. We were going to use toggle bolts, but after we drilled the holes for the toggle bolts we discovered there's only about 3 cm of space between the back of the la. Plaster walls are made by nailing strips of narrow wood lath, spaced 1/4 inch apart, horizontally across the vertical studs.
In the kitchen, there are furring.
This video shows how to hang pictures and other items without nailing or drilling into pipes and electrical wiring. By the allstate blog team. While plaster is very hard and durable, this can work against you when trying to hang artwork or posters. From my experience 1920's bungalow i use masonry bits to drill a small hole 1/8 inch or smaller.