What Comes in the Box With a Framed Print

A hanging kit sounds like a small thing until you are standing at the wall with a drill. Here is what arrives with an order, what does not, and when extra hardware is worth buying.

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The short answer

Yes. Framed and canvas editions ship with a hanging kit as standard, typically covering one or two attachment points per piece. It suits most plasterboard and solid walls. Very large formats, or brittle tile and brick, may still need anchors you buy separately, usually for a few euros at any hardware shop.

What the kit actually contains

Every framed poster and canvas edition leaves with a small hanging kit packed alongside the piece. The contents are matched to the format, so a lighter framed poster gets a simpler set than a heavier canvas. The point of including it is simple. Nobody should finish a purchase, unwrap the work, and then discover the job stops halfway because a hook is missing.

The kit covers the ordinary case. A standard interior wall, a normal weight, one or two fixing points. What it does not cover is every wall ever built. Old brick, tiled surfaces, and very large formats sit outside that ordinary case, and the honest answer for those is that a separate anchor or wall plug may be needed. That is a hardware shop purchase, not a reason to delay the order.

When you need to buy more

Most people buy nothing extra. A canvas like the Cliffs at Cape Frehel canvas edition hangs from the supplied fittings on a typical plasterboard or masonry wall without drama. The moment to spend more is specific. If the wall is tile, if the plaster crumbles at a touch, or if the piece is one of the largest formats, buy proper anchors. The cost is small and the failure it prevents is not.

Weight is the real variable, not brand loyalty to any particular hook. A framed poster such as the Weyerberg framed poster is forgiving. A large stretched canvas asks more of two points in plaster. If you are unsure which size you are dealing with, the guide to choosing a print size for a small room gives the dimensions in plain numbers, and the kit contents are listed with each product page rather than guessed at.

Buy extra hardware when

The wall is tiled, glazed brick, or another hard surface that needs drilling
The plaster is old, crumbling, or already cracked around the fixing point
The format is among the largest available and will carry real weight on two points
You plan to hang the piece above a radiator or somewhere heat and humidity fluctuate

Hanging it without drama

The mechanics take minutes. Mark the height, check for pipes or cables with a detector if the wall is older, fix the supplied hooks, and lift the piece onto them. A spirit level on a phone is enough. Two people help with anything above roughly a metre wide, mostly because a large canvas is awkward rather than heavy.

One caveat worth stating plainly. Auvrique does not currently carry editions of Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas, so nothing here describes a specific Ghikas order. The kit policy applies across the framed and canvas ranges, including pieces like the Off Mission Point canvas edition. For anything about production or dispatch rather than hanging, the page on custom print shipping times covers that separately.

The kit solves the ordinary wall. It was never going to solve every wall.

Situation	Supplied kit	Extra purchase
Plasterboard, light framed poster	Sufficient	None
Solid masonry, standard canvas	Sufficient	None
Tile or glazed brick	Not suitable	Masonry drill bit and anchors
Largest formats on old plaster	Not sufficient	Heavy duty wall anchors

Kit versus extra hardware

Key takeaways

A hanging kit is included with every framed and canvas edition as standard.
The supplied fittings handle typical plasterboard and solid walls without extra cost.
Tile, crumbling plaster, and the largest formats are the cases where you buy anchors separately.
Auvrique does not currently offer editions of Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas, so this describes general kit policy.

Related questions

Do I need to buy extra hardware for my print?

Usually no. The included kit covers a standard wall and the weight of the piece it ships with. Buy separate anchors only for tile, brick, crumbling plaster, or the largest canvas formats. Those purchases cost a few euros at any hardware shop and take the same drill you were already going to use.

Is the hanging kit different for canvas and framed posters?

Yes, slightly. Heavier canvas editions get fittings matched to their weight, while framed posters ship with a lighter set. Both are included at no added cost. The exact contents are listed on each product page, so you can check before ordering rather than discovering the difference at the wall.

Can I hang a large canvas on a plasterboard wall?

Often yes, but fix into a stud or use plasterboard anchors rather than relying on the supplied fittings alone. A canvas above roughly a metre wide is also easier with two people, mostly because of its bulk. If the wall has already cracked near a fixing point, move the position rather than reinforcing it.

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