Plasterboard telly fixings??? which are the best please.
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The expanding metal rawlplugs have done the trick for semi heavy stuff, but would these hold a tv on the wall? I used the metal fixings that are quite substantial.
Metal bit fits in wall and screw thread draws it up 'dead spider like' behind the board.
Three of these are holding my portable in the bedroom and have been for 4 years. Easy to redecorate too, just unscrew and the screws can bew screwed back in after painting.
Metal bit fits in wall and screw thread draws it up 'dead spider like' behind the board.
Three of these are holding my portable in the bedroom and have been for 4 years. Easy to redecorate too, just unscrew and the screws can bew screwed back in after painting.
B17NNS said:
Hollow wall anchors, thats what you need.
www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?id=11143&ts=08851
Thats for solid walls I think....
Nice use of B17NNS said:
Hollow wall anchors
www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?id=11143&ts=08851
These are for use in plasterboard (stud partition walls). For a brick or block cavity wall ordinary wall plugs will be sufficient.
I use the metal screw in plasterboard fixings for reasonably heavy loads - they look like a fat screw with a washer on the end. I'd echo the warnings above re hanging any weight on a plasterboard fitting though. If its cavity I'd be tempted to drill into the wall behind and use long fixings and screws if the telly has any weight to it at all. If its a stud partition I'd want a batten behind the plasterboard to bear the weight, I wouldn't trust the expanding type fixings.
The external walls in my house are plasterboard over a normal cavity wall (brick/block), with the plasterboard stuck with blobs of plaster and an inch or so air gap. Nasty to fix to, the expanding cavity fixings won't go in, and the blockwork is that nasty flinty stuff that makes the drill skip all over. Either way I you end up with a massive hole in the plastboard and no fix at all. Then I discovered the easy screw fixings, job sorted.
>> Edited by victormeldrew on Tuesday 17th January 16:11
The external walls in my house are plasterboard over a normal cavity wall (brick/block), with the plasterboard stuck with blobs of plaster and an inch or so air gap. Nasty to fix to, the expanding cavity fixings won't go in, and the blockwork is that nasty flinty stuff that makes the drill skip all over. Either way I you end up with a massive hole in the plastboard and no fix at all. Then I discovered the easy screw fixings, job sorted.
>> Edited by victormeldrew on Tuesday 17th January 16:11
Either
Fix to plasterboard with the maximum number of fixings possible not just the recommended amount, if its got a hole, stick a board plug and a screw through it. I've seen 50" plasmas secured using this method that seem fine its not something I would neccesarily recommend though as, lets face it, plasterboard isnt the strongest thing in the world...
Take the board down, build up stud work behind fixing point and fix plasma/lcd to custom stud, this has the advantage that you can hide the wires at the same time as the whole board is off, its also the most sturdy option for an interior stud and board wall.
If its an external block wall with a stud and board finish then long bolts through to the blockwork.
How big is the telly, whats the construction method of the proposed hanging point?
If its a relatively small unit, installing a floor to ceiling or work surface to ceiling pole may also have merit...
>> Edited by Plotloss on Tuesday 17th January 16:15
Fix to plasterboard with the maximum number of fixings possible not just the recommended amount, if its got a hole, stick a board plug and a screw through it. I've seen 50" plasmas secured using this method that seem fine its not something I would neccesarily recommend though as, lets face it, plasterboard isnt the strongest thing in the world...
Take the board down, build up stud work behind fixing point and fix plasma/lcd to custom stud, this has the advantage that you can hide the wires at the same time as the whole board is off, its also the most sturdy option for an interior stud and board wall.
If its an external block wall with a stud and board finish then long bolts through to the blockwork.
How big is the telly, whats the construction method of the proposed hanging point?
If its a relatively small unit, installing a floor to ceiling or work surface to ceiling pole may also have merit...
>> Edited by Plotloss on Tuesday 17th January 16:15
victormeldrew said:
I use the metal screw in plasterboard fixings for reasonably heavy loads - they look like a fat screw with a washer on the end.
I'm with Victor - got a tv up in my kitchen on plasterboard/batten walling using about eight of these. The board does need to be in good condition though.
these
www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?id=11143&
are beefier than these
www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?cId=100067&a
I have a very heavy set of curtains (on a heavy metal pole) fastened to a plasterboard wall using these.
you could do chin ups off it
www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?id=11143&
are beefier than these
www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?cId=100067&a
I have a very heavy set of curtains (on a heavy metal pole) fastened to a plasterboard wall using these.
you could do chin ups off it
I can never get the "expand in the cavity" ones to actually expand. Have had reasonable success with the metal cone ones, but they're not perfect. I have curtain rails and other fairly light stuff falling down after a couple of years, and had a full monty shelf catastrophe with them. IMHO they are the best of a bad bunch of options.
Someone from MFI told me you can hang kitchen cabinets off them
Someone from MFI told me you can hang kitchen cabinets off them
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