Wall fixings for a new build

2010

What`s the best wall fixings to use on a brand new house.
I`m assuming they are stud walls and I will be putting up curtain poles, blinds etc.

I have been told to get these:

https://www.screwfix.com/p/fischer-self-drill-plasterboard-fixings-metal-35mm-100-pack/47347

Advice welcome.

grumbler

If it's really stud walls (make it sure instead of assuming) it's better to locate the studs and fix heavy items, like curtains, to them where possible.

diystarter7

Hi

As above and it depends on how heavy the item you are hanging is and what it is used for.

Thnaks

Gavin83

2010 said:

What`s the best wall fixings to use on a brand new house.
I`m assuming they are stud walls and I will be putting up curtain poles, blinds etc.

I have been told to get these:

https://www.screwfix.com/p/fischer-self-drill-plasterboard-fixings-metal-35mm-100-pack/47347

Advice welcome.

I wouldn’t bother with them.

It depends on what you’re hanging and where. If it’s truly a stud wall then ideally you’d want to be connecting on the studs. If you have to attach to plasterboard and it’s a stud wall then if it’s something light just use normal wall plugs. If it’s heavier then use wall anchors. If its really heavy (think something like a kitchen cabinet) then you’ll need something more solid.

If it’s something like a dot and dab wall then once again for something light use normal wall plugs. For something heavy you can get what are effectively long wall plugs with a metal tube that holds it between the plasterboard and the underlying brick.

TELLIT01

Check details of the construction with the developer rather than working on the basis of guess, educated or otherwise, from contributors here.

2010

Thanks everyone, much appreciated.

tacpot12

There are specific fixings available for dot and dab plasterboard, so figuring out what you have will be worthwhile. 

Mutton_Geoff

If it's timber framed, it's better to fix through to the studwork which is usually set at 600mm spacing. Forget the digital gadgets, by far the handiest thing in my toolbox is a StudBuddy although I was nervous when I first heard about it and turned to Google.

For curtain rail, a batten attached to the wall at the studs then painted wall colour before mounting curtain track works well.

housebuyer143

My sister's new build they didn't even plaster it, just dry lined it so it's very hard for her to drill anything into the walls as the wall plugs just go right through. 
You need to find out what the walls are made with and how they are finished I would say before you will know what you need to buy.

ecraig

In my old property i was fortunate enough to remove the original kitchen that was fitted when the house was brand new. The cabinets were held to the plasterboard walls with the same fixings as the OP sent a link to.
I then fitted the replacement IKEA kitchen, and used those Fischer fixings (but a brand new pack).
They are strong enough for a kitchen.

In my new house, which i bought as a brand new build, I use simple little plasterboard wallplugs, around 50mm long, for light things such as curtain rails.
As it's plasterboard on studded walls I don't even get the drill out - I poke a screwdriver in to make my holes, so it's quicker, practically silent, and it means my wallplug gets a super tight fit.

Would recommend watching a video on YouTube to see exactly how wall fixings work, and how, with the correct length screw, the magic happens.

You will find that you don't always need big grotesque fixings. But sometimes you will.

justwhat

Sometimes they put a length of timber on the wall then screw the pole into the timber. This allow's you to screw the timber onto the studs. Then use light fixings for the pole.