Hanging Your Framed or Mounted Works

We’ve prepared these handy guides to help with the preservation and display of your artwork once it’s framed using our team’s specialist knowledge. Whether your finished work is framed or mounted, going into residential or commercial properties, this information should help keep it safe, secure and perfectly displayed.

General Hanging Guide – Mounted or Framed Prints:

Tools needed: pencil, tape measure, spirit level, power drill, appropriate fixings (we suggest screws and raw-plugs depending on the composition of your wall, the size and weight of your final piece – if in doubt, please consult a building professional)

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Mounted Prints – Standoff Fixing Hanging Guide:

Tools needed: pencil, tape measure, spirit level, power drill, screwdriver, appropriate fixings (we suggest screws and raw-plugs depending on the composition of your wall, the size and weight of your final piece – if in doubt, please consult a building professional)

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Split-Batten Hanging Guide:

Tools needed: pencil, tape measure, spirit level, power drill, screwdriver, appropriate fixings (we suggest screws and raw-plugs depending on the composition of your wall, the size and weight of your final piece – if in doubt, please consult a building professional)

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Snap-frame Lightbox Hanging Guide:

Tools needed: pencil, tape measure, spirit level, power drill, appropriate fixings (we suggest screws and raw-plugs depending on the composition of your wall, the size and weight of your final piece – if in doubt, please consult a building professional)

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Caring for your Framed works:

The Perspex or glass in frames can be gently cleaned using glass polish and a lint free cloth. We recommend spraying glass cleaner on to a cloth rather than directly on to the glass to avoid contact with the frame. As a general rule, our range of mouldings can be cleaned with a mildly damp, lint free cloth. We recommend that as little water as possible is left on the wood as this can lead to warping.

More Information on Photographic Mounting Options Available:

Aluminium Mounting

Aluminium mounting gives photographic prints a sleek, contemporary feel. The material is exceptionally rigid, flat and hard-wearing and offers prints a discreet, polished silhouette. Mounting prints to aluminium is especially popular with those who want a simple, frameless finish.

Dibond Mounting

Mounting on Dibond provides all the advantages of aluminium but with a significant weight saving. It is lightweight, rigid and will not delaminate or warp due to its low thermal expansion – making it ideal for mounting larger photographic prints.

Foamex Mounting

As Foamex is exceptionally lightweight, Foamex mounting is ideal for short-term applications, including touring exhibitions and those wanting to achieve excellent dimensional stability on a budget.

Glass Face Mounting

Glass Face Mounting is available offers a contemporary mounting solution for those looking to present a finished piece without a frame. Refraction of light through the Glass lends your artwork a vivid and deeply intense colouration. There is also the additional benefit of no light reflections between your artwork and the glazing of a traditional frame.

Kapa Foamboard Mounting

Kapa™ Foamboard mounting is a process of mounting a photographic print on Kapa™ Foamboard. Kapa™ Foamboard comprises an inner rigid…

MDF Mounting

MDF Mounting is a process of mounting a photographic print on MDF (Medium-Density Fibreboard). This process enhances the print’s stability,…

Perspex Face Mounting

Perspex (Acrylic) Face Mounting, also known as Reverse Face Mounting, is the process of mounting a photographic print between a sheet of Perspex and a Dibond backing sheet.

More Information on Photographic Framing Options Available:

Bespoke Lightbox Framing

We exclusively utilise premium LED panels to illuminate our lightboxes, providing flexibility in size and ensuring uniform illumination from edge…

Classic Photographic Gallery Framing

Our bespoke classic photographic framing service produces frames exactly as you would see in international galleries and exhibitions worldwide. Our…

Keyline Framing

Keyline framing offers a glassless finish, making them more lightweight than traditional frames and minimising reflections to artworks.

Spacer (Box) Framing

Spacer framing is ideal for 3d artwork, as we can adjust the depth to accommodate your work.  The separation between…

Tray Framing

Tray framing offers a glassless finish, making them more lightweight than traditional frames and minimising reflections to artworks. Without glass, tray frames can also be more cost effective solutions than traditional frames.

Window Mounts, Fabric Wrapped Mounts and Liners

A passe-partout, or window mount, is a mat positioned over a print and beneath the glass in a picture frame. These mounts not only enhance visual appeal but also protect artwork by preventing condensation, safeguarding against water damage and deterioration. We use conservation-grade boards certified by the Fine Art Trade Guild, ensuring archival-quality mounts that preserve your images. Precision-cut with bevelled edges, our mounts offer a seamless presentation, available in sizes up to 60 x 40 inches.