Hanging cork board on concrete wall?

Question

I have a rather large cork board (about 3 feet by 2 feet) that I want to mount on a wall made of concrete blocks. I have no idea how to go about accomplishing this. I've tried mighty putty (even though I had a feeling it wasn't going to work). I'm open to all suggestions!

Answer 1

www.RockYourWall.com has 3ft x 2ft cork panels that are 1/2" thick-the thickest cork available! If you want a temp solution try adhesive squares also available at RockYourWall.com. For a permanent solution use a glue called Liquid Nails. You can find Liquid Nails at Home Depot. I use Liquid Nails all the time with cork and it has never failed.

Answer 2

You can get a construction adhesive at home depot or Lowes in a big tube ---the ones that fit in the caulking guns -for about 3 dollars--and you can glue 1 or 2 1x2 or 2x3 strips of wood on the block wall. When the glue sets (drys) you can either hang  the board up or s***w it to the strips.

Is the concrete painted or bare ??? Bare is better.

Answer 3

Use tap-cons. They are screws designed to be used in masonry. They usually come with a bit that you attach to a hammer-drill and drill out a hole where you want the s***w to go, then you run the s***w in. The s***w is a little wider than the drill bit, so it tightens well. Use these in the corners. If you are putting weight on this board, you may want to run a row of them across the top just for added support.

Answer 4

Construction adhesive or silicone adhesive (caulk) will work -- unless the wall is painted - especially with a glossy paint.  And it takes some effort to clean up if you decide to take it down - especially construction adhesive.

Check in the hardware/fasteners section of your local hardware store, and you'll find fasteners specifically for hanging things on brick and concrete block.  The best I've found is one that looks like a white plastic picture hook with four heavy pins.  Use a hammer to drive the pins into the block, and it's solid, but it can be pried off with minimal damage to the wall.

Answer 5

have the hardware guy hook you up with a masonry bit and matching plastic anchors and screws to fit the anchors...drill each corner and s***w it up...

Answer 6

Go With Liquid Nails..You can get it at any hardware store.It comes in a tube for a caulking gun but you can get a cheap caulking gun for around 4 bucks..If you do it this way its going to be hard to remove later.You could drill some holes in the frame of the board and then using a concreate bit and some anchors and drill and mount to the wall..