Picture, Mirror & Shelf Hanging in Portland & Vancouver WA
Secure hanging of pictures, mirrors, shelves, curtain rods, and blinds — level and damage-free.
Pictures, mirrors, shelves, curtain rods, and blinds hung level, secure, and damage-free — anchored properly for the wall type so nothing sags or falls.
What's Included
- Picture, mirror & shelf hanging
- Curtain rod & blind installation
- Gallery wall layout
- Heavy mirror anchoring
- Floating shelf install
- Level & damage-free mounting
What We Install & Repair
Everything that goes on a wall except the TV: pictures, mirrors, curtain rods, blinds, bracket shelves, and the awkward pieces — guitars, quilts, heavy clocks, oversized art. The craft is invisible when it is done right: the right hanger for the weight, the right anchor for the wall, and a layout that reads level across the room. In older Portland and Vancouver houses that wall is often lath and plaster, which cracks under a hammer and fools stud finders — so we drill, not nail, and verify framing before anything heavy goes up.
- Framed art and photos — single pieces or full gallery walls
- Heavy mirrors, hung on cleats or rated anchors
- Curtain rods and drapery hardware, with mid-span supports
- Blinds and shades, inside or outside mount
- Shelves on brackets and small floating shelves
- Unusual pieces — guitars, plates, textiles, large clocks
- Anti-tip strapping for existing tall furniture
Common Problems We Solve
The same picture goes crooked again every week.
A frame on a single nail pivots every time the door slams. We rehang it on two points set dead level and add bumpers so it grips the wall.
A curtain rod drooping or tearing out of the wall mid-span.
Heavy drapes on a long rod overload two end brackets fast. We move the brackets onto studs or proper anchors, and add the center support the original install skipped, so the rod can carry blackout curtains.
A box of frames and no idea how to start the gallery wall.
We lay the arrangement out on the floor, then transfer it to the wall with paper templates and a laser line. You approve the pattern while it is still tape and paper — not after the holes exist.
A heavy mirror you do not quite trust above the couch.
Big mirrors fail at the wire, not the glass. We ditch the wire for a French cleat or D-rings on rated anchors, landing the fasteners in framing wherever possible.
Plaster that craters every time a nail goes in.
Hammering old plaster shatters the keys holding it to the lath. We drill small pilot holes, use plaster-specific anchors or reach the studs behind, and hang the piece without spidering the wall.
How It Works
Sort the pieces and the spots
We go through what you want hung, weigh the heavy items by hand, and settle placement and heights room by room.
Read the wall
Drywall, plaster, tile, or brick — each gets probed for framing and matched with hardware rated beyond the piece's weight. The wall picks the anchor.
Hang, level, and align
Each piece goes up on a laser reference, heights are kept consistent across the room, and multi-piece arrangements are trued as a group.
Test and tidy
Everything gets a firm pull test, blinds and rods run through their full travel, and pencil marks and dust leave with us.
What's Not Included
- TV mounting — screens need load-rated brackets and their own planning; that lives under our TV mounting service.
- Built-in and custom-fit shelving — alcove units and anything cut to the wall is carpentry with a separate scope; here we hang manufactured shelves on brackets.
- Hardwired fixtures — sconces, chandeliers, and anything with house wiring go to a licensed electrician.
- Art restoration and framing — torn canvas, loose matting, or a frame that needs rebuilding should see a framer before it sees a wall.
What Affects the Price
- Piece count
- Hanging is priced by the visit's workload — three items is a quick stop, a whole-house move-in with forty pieces is a full day.
- Weight class
- Light frames go fast; mirrors and large art need cleats, stud work, and a second pair of hands.
- Wall surface
- Standard drywall is the baseline. Plaster demands slow drilling, and tile or brick means masonry bits and dust control.
- Layout complexity
- A gallery wall or a matched set across a stairwell takes templating and measuring time a single hook never needs.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you hang a heavy mirror so it stays put?
With hardware that spreads and carries the load: a French cleat or paired D-rings, fastened into studs or anchors rated well past the mirror's weight, never the wire-and-nail setup mirrors ship with. Done that way, a hundred-pound mirror is as secure as a light switch.
Can you hang things on lath-and-plaster walls without cracking them?
Yes — it is routine in this housing stock. Plaster fails when it is hammered or drilled carelessly, so everything gets a pilot hole, and weight goes to the wood lath, the studs, or toggle-style anchors that clamp behind the plaster.
Do you mount TVs as part of a hanging visit?
No — TVs are their own service with their own brackets, and we would rather do that job properly than tack it onto a picture-hanging stop. Book both and we will schedule them together.
Should my blinds be inside-mount or outside-mount?
Inside-mount looks cleaner but needs enough window-frame depth for the headrail and a reasonably square opening — older windows often lack both. Outside-mount forgives crooked frames and blocks light better at the edges. We measure and tell you which your windows can support.
Can you strap a wobbly dresser or bookcase to the wall?
Yes. Anti-tip strapping on furniture you already own is a quick add to any hanging visit — the strap fastens into a stud, not just the wall surface, which is the difference between a restraint and a decoration. It matters most in kids' rooms.
Areas We Cover
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