Lath-and-plaster walls are common in older houses (built late 18th Century until the early 1950’s, when drywall became standard). Whether you want to hang a picture, mirror or kitchen cabinet, ...

If you’re hanging or mounting heavy items on your walls, such as mirrors or flat-screen TVs, you need to attach them to a stud—the wooden or metal beams that make up your home’s framing. Since these ...

Hanging anything onto a plaster wall is a bit of a challenge. Depth finders help locate studs behind the plaster, but drilling through plaster and lathe into a stud is often problematic. There are a ...

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