Help with drilled hole slightly off

Rony

@Alter_ego
Not this one no, although I do have same doors in the bathroom and cloak closet, which I have put hooks up with plugs. Bathroom holds heavy towels and the cloakroom holds my coats and both have been very sturdy!

I'm not sure if it is "fully hollow". There's a good few cm of wood before it becomes hollow. When you guys talk about hollow doors, how much existing wood is there in the first place? And also I don't know how to measure how much wood there is before being hollow. I need some kind of skinny device with an L shape at the end.

@stuart45
Thanks, but as I said above, I think the hooks I have put up before seem good. I'm jsut using this one for t-shirts and light clothing, not sure I will need the extra hollow core plugs, I may consider them for something heavier in the future.

And thanks re the nail tip, I will do that.

@MACKEM99

You just had to!

@Norman_Castle
Okay maybe like 2cm! Lol I'm just guessing from trying to peer inside the hole, but I can't see properly.

TELLIT01

What will you be hanging on the hooks, and how many holes have you successfully drilled and screwed to hold it on the door?

Rony

TELLIT01 said:

What will you be hanging on the hooks, and how many holes have you successfully drilled and screwed to hold it on the door?

This is bedroom door, so like general casual clothes, PJs, perhaps a gym bag maybe stuff like that

I have currently drilled two holes as in the picture, however they are 2mm too close to each other, so I need to move one of them
So technically I only have one successful hole at the moment (of 3)

Le_Kirk

Something like this maybe: - 
https://www.screwfix.com/p/plasplugs-hollow-door-fixings-6mm-20-pack/5255k
but you will have to fill the existing hole (the one out of position) first, then re-drill and use one of the hollow door fixings.

[Deleted User]

Hi,

here's a close up of photie,

I reckon with a tiny pilot hole there's enough there to get a decent catch.

greyteam1959

File the hole then put a washer or something similar on the screw head before you put it through the hole to cover the elongated hole.
Just put a matching washer or whatever on the other screw head.

gingerbreadmen

Rony said:

@Alter_ego
Not this one no, although I do have same doors in the bathroom and cloak closet, which I have put hooks up with plugs. Bathroom holds heavy towels and the cloakroom holds my coats and both have been very sturdy!

I'm not sure if it is "fully hollow". There's a good few cm of wood before it becomes hollow. When you guys talk about hollow doors, how much existing wood is there in the first place? And also I don't know how to measure how much wood there is before being hollow. I need some kind of skinny device with an L shape at the end.

@stuart45
Thanks, but as I said above, I think the hooks I have put up before seem good. I'm jsut using this one for t-shirts and light clothing, not sure I will need the extra hollow core plugs, I may consider them for something heavier in the future.

And thanks re the nail tip, I will do that.

@MACKEM99

You just had to!

@Norman_Castle
Okay maybe like 2cm! Lol I'm just guessing from trying to peer inside the hole, but I can't see properly.

If it is 2cm thick why are you drilling a hole at all, just screw straight into the wooden door.  

stuart45

It shouldn't be 20mm thick if it's a hollow core door. 

Jeepers_Creepers

Hi Rony.

Things to try. First, slacken the other two screws and see if this will allow the hanger to move slightly leftwards to expose that last hole a small amount, enough to get the screw in? Even if it starts off at an angle, once the screw tip goes in, use your thumb to push the head leftwards to straighten it as much as possible as you continue to screw it in - the screw thread will be forced to embed itself a tiny bit more into the right side of the plug, only a half-mm or so, but it may be enough.

Or, slacken the other two screws a good cm or 2 out and pull the hanger away from the door at its left - this will allow the hole to again move slightly leftwards - get the screw in, start to tighten it a bit and then - once it has a decent grip - screw all three in evenly together.

Or, remove that plastic plug (they are not really designed for such thin materials anyway) and tap in a few matchsticks, having coated them nicely in PVA adhesive. Make the matches a snug fit, and also try and get a good couple of cms length inside the door. Wipe away excess PVA and allow to dry fully overnight. Use a sharp craft knife  - carefully - to slice the sticky-out bits flush. Position the hanger over this, and drill a central 'pilot' hole through the matches. Important - this hole should be tiny, 2mm dia at the most (I'm assuming the screws are more like 4mm overall, thread crest-to-crest). Drive the screw in directly into the matches - no plastic plugs.

Internal doors are typically around 35mm thick. That's 3.5cms in total. 'Hollow' doors again typically have a sheet of ply or hardboard for each face, with some sort of expanded card or similar lattice in between to stop them flapping! These sheets are usually only around 5mm thick, half of one cm, tho' some can be a bit thicker, although none will have 'a good few centimetres' of material. So when you screw into a 'hollow' door, that's typically all the screws have to bite into - a half-cm or slightly more.

Norman_Castle

Rony said:

Okay maybe like 2cm! Lol I'm just guessing from trying to peer inside the hole, but I can't see properly.

A 1p coin has a diameter of like 2cm.