How to Hanging Wind Chimes from a Ceiling

How to Hanging Wind Chimes from a Ceiling.

Wind chimes are a great way to add a touch of zen to your home or garden! With the right mounting tools, you can hang them from the ceiling or a wall. You can also use a standing lantern holder or hang them from a tree outside if you don’t want to make holes in any surface.

Steps.

1. Choose a windy location where you can hang the wind chimes. The name doesn’t lie: wind chimes need wind in order to chime! An outdoor porch or patio that is exposed to wind is the perfect spot to hang your chimes. You can also hang them by your front or back door so you can provoke them every time you pass by.

Place it in an area that isn’t near a bedroom where nighttime chiming might keep someone awake.

You can hang them inside as well, but you’ll have to disturb them to hear any chiming.

2. Drill a hole for the hook using a drill and pilot point bit. First, insert a pilot point bit into a drill—make sure it has a smaller diameter than the hook. Then, drill a small hole into the place where you want to insert the hanging hook. Make the hole about 2 inches (5.1 cm) to 3 inches (7.6 cm) deep.

You may need to stand on a step ladder if you’re hanging the wind chime from a high ceiling.

3. Twist the pointed end of the ceiling hook clockwise into the ceiling. Hold the hook by the end with the hanger and insert the sharp end into the pilot hole that you’ve drilled. Then, twist it clockwise until it’s secured in the hole.

You may need to apply some pressure while you make the final twists if the hook screw is longer than the depth of the pilot hole that you drilled.

4. Loop the chain of the wind chimes onto the hook. Lift the wind chime by the chain and hook it onto the hook at the desired length. If you’ve made your own wind chime and used a string instead of a chain, tie a sturdy loop at the end of the string to act as a hook.

If you want the wind chime to hang lower, hook the last chain link onto the hook. To hang it higher, choose a chain length towards the middle or beginning of the chain.

Things You’ll Need.

Drill.

Pilot point drill bit.

Ceiling hook.



Tips.

Choose a lightweight wind chime made from bamboo or aluminum if you’re using small adhesive J-hooks.

Hang heavier ceramic, steel, or copper wind chimes from screwed in mounts or ceiling hooks.

Hang the wind chimes on exposed corners of a house or porch to get most wind (and the most chimes!).

Warnings.

If you have a plug-in drill, fit the drill bit into the holder before you plug it in.

Avoid hanging wind chimes over seating areas or other places where they could hurt someone if they fall.