Strongest type of fixing for plasterboard wall

pledgeX

What's the strongest type of fixing you can get for plasterboard walls? What sort of weight could a couple of these hold?

I've used this type in the past and they seemed fairly sturdy, but wondered if there's anything more heavy duty.

Risteard

Depending what you are trying to secure and where perhaps something like a spring toggle.

Ruski

You can hang radiators of those fixings - anything heavier than that?

Russ

TheCyclingProgrammer

GripIt fixings? Never used them (they were on Dragons Den years ago) but they make some impressive claims for load bearing.

I've recently used Rawl 4All plugs which can be used on solid masonry, dot and dab and plasterboard. I used them on the walls in our kitchen which are either battened and dry lined or dot and dabbed, not sure, but they expand into the gap and go into the solid masonry too for extra strength.

Ebe_Scrooge

Worth bearing in mind - with the best fixings in the world, there's a limit to how much weight the plasterboard itself will support; it's not the strongest material in the world :-) For anything that's got a fair bit of weight to it, I'd always advise fixing into the studwork behind the plasterboard.

cyclonebri1

Whenever possible I use frame fixers right through into the wall behind, of course if it's on studding rather than dry lining, that's not an option for you.
Screw into the studding itself if it is possible.

theonlywayisup

As above, Gripit. We do use them and they are incredibly strong. We buy ours from Screwfix.

http://gripitfixings.co.uk/new-gripit-2015/

Double_V

GripIt.
I have used these for many heavy stuff.
Shelves, tv, cabinets etc.
And as solid as a rock.

Highly recommended. Bit pricey though.

pledgeX

Thanks for the response all. I will certainly be fixing to the studs wherever possible, but sometimes things just don't lineup unfortunately.

It's a hollow stud wall, not drylining, so it will only be fixed to plasterboard.

I'm redoing a few areas in my house so I've got a few things that will need to hang from the wall. The heaviest things being things like wall units in the kitchen, large mirrors and radiators. Where I can't go into the studwork, I'll try and use something like a hanging rail which will span over the studs, then I can fix the rail to the studs and the plasterboard.

Ebe_Scrooge

pledgeX wrote: »

I will certainly be fixing to the studs wherever possible, but sometimes things just don't lineup unfortunately.

Where I can't go into the studwork, I'll try and use something like a hanging rail which will span over the studs, then I can fix the rail to the studs and the plasterboard.

That's the way to do it. Hanging rails are ideal for kitchen cabinets. An alternative for things like TVs or whatever is to screw a length of timber horizontally into the studs, then screw the TV into that - so the weight is still being taken by the studs rather than the plasterboard. This won't be ideal for every situation as the timber will be visible, but for stuff like TVs or heavy mirrors where it'll be covered over anyway, it's the approach I always take. And if you want to move or remove it later on, it's no big deal - unscrew the timber from the wall, you'll have a couple of small screw holes to fill and touch up, job done :-)