The two cleats are then connected together, and the object is kept in place by gravity and its own weight. One metal cleat is attached to the wall, and one – flipped the other way – is attached to the back of the item you want to hang. Common names for French Cleats in the US is Z Clip or Z ClipsĬommonly called Z Clips, Z rails, Z bars, Z hangers, Aluminum Z, Hanging Clips, Hanging Bars, Cabinet Hanger, Hanger Rails or Hanging Cleats, Panel Rails, Panel Cleats, Zclip, Z-Clip, all-aluminum French cleats work in essentially the same way as the original wood cleat. Z Clips, the name which they became known, allowed you to install a wood wall panel or other product without screwing into the face of the panel.
Aluminum hanging clips or Z-Clips were introduced and became very popular here in the United States when the housing building boom began after World War II.
Similar to the way a wooden french cleat works, today, modern versions of this useful piece of hardware are usually made from aluminum and are a simple, strong, and reliable way to hang almost any flat object on a wall. French cleats were originally made of interlocking wood wedges and were mainly use in carpentry to hold an object securely in place on a vertical surface, while still allowing for easy removal of that object. Using strips of wood that were cut Lengthwise with a blade that was slightly angled, when hung horizontally, one on the wall the other on an object, these wood strips allowed them to hang or secure items on the walls to create room on the ship’s floors or decks where extra deck area was very precious and there was none to spare.
Once the main ship was built, details were added.
French cleats, as they were most commonly called at the time, nowadays referred to as Z Clips or panel hangers, are the fastest growing and easiest way to install wall panels, acoustical panels, cabinets, signs, and artwork to a wall or vertical surface.Īlthough it is difficult to say for sure, many think the name French Cleat originated from the origin of France when in the 1800s French shipbuilders began building wooden ships.
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