STRONG AND VERSATILE: These strips are great for hanging pictures with frames of a maximum of 45 cm x 60 cm, holding a maximum of 5.4 kg. Ideal for different types of solid surfaces, painted, tiled, metal or wood Command strips make removing pictures from the wall extremely easy. To remove the frame, all you do is take the bottom corners of the frame and slowly pull it off the wall. The pairs of strips attached by Velcro will easily come apart. They come in 3 different sizes (small, medium, and large), and each size has its own weight limits. Additionally, as you’ll see in the next section, Command strips could detach from the wall and ruin your frame, art, or photo. If you follow the instructions, the chances of this happening are slim, but it certainly does happen.

Putting the strips in the wrong spots on the frame. Follow these placement instructions that I covered earlier.Not using enough strips. If you use one pair of strips to hang a 20-pound frame, it’s going to fall. However, if you follow the instructions—clean the wall first, use the appropriate number of strips, apply pressure before hanging—you significantly reduce the risk of pictures detaching from the wall. To remove the strips from the wall, slowly stretch the pull tab straight down about 12 inches. It will release from the wall. Do not pull the tab straight towards you; doing so could damage your wall. This will only occur if you exceed the weight limits and don’t use enough strips, or you don’t allow enough time for them to adhere to the wall before adding the weight of the picture. In all honesty, I’ve never followed this step and never had an issue. From my experience, as long as your wall is clean and you press the frame against the wall and hold firmly for 30 seconds, you should be all set.

We hope you enjoyed reading our review and that now you can confidently hang pictures without using nails. On the flip side, if you use Command strips, you won’t have to pay for wall putty and paint when you eventually have to patch up holes. How to Use Command Picture Hanging Strips The most common use for these picture hanging strips is, you guessed it, to hang heavy (or light) framed pictures to your walls and other surfaces without damaging them with nails and anchors.In the previous section, I highlighted Command’s three most popular products (Small, Medium, and Large strips), but they sell many other picture hanging strips and hooks with various weight limits. The last downside is that you can only use Command strips once. Command designs their pull-tab release mechanism to ensure there is zero wall damage. When you pull the strip to take it off the wall, it stretches out and becomes unusable. Unfortunately, you can’t use them more than once, but paying a little extra for more strips beats the time it takes to patch holes. What Are the Most Common Complaints? This period allows the adhesive to fully adhere to the wall before adding the weight and resistance of the frame. If you don’t get the frame level on the first try, you can adjust where each side of the Velcro meets to get it perfectly level later.