Fixings for dry lined walls - help !!

Rhino666

I offered to help a friend of a friend with fixing toilet rolls holders, pictures, mirrors, curtain poles and shelves in her new flat. I assumed this would be an easy job but as they live about 30 miles away couldn't check.

After speaking to her, it turns out that the flat is modern with dry lined walls which I guess means plaster board dabbed on to brick :-(

I haven't got a clue what fixings to use for what job and looking at the Screwfix catalogue, the range is mind boggling. Can some kind DIYer with experience of fixing stuff to these wall give advice - particularly concerned about the curtain poles and shelves which will be bearing a fair bit of weght.

Thank you

Rob

jennifernil

I would go with what Screwfix call "hollow wall anchors" items no 18266, 12229 and 11143. An insertion tool is the best way of fitting them. On decent plasterboard these are really good, we have a timber frame house and have been using them for over 20 years. They are also known as "brollyfix".

For really heavy stuff like kitchen wall units or bookshelves, fixing into a wooden stud is best, but if the boards are stuck on there might not be much in the way of timber in the walls.

weekendwarrior

You have quite a few options depending on the weight of the objects and whether the walls are stud walls or solid behind- fixing to plasterboard