wall plugs.....for plasterboard

nalyo

hello all.....fitting skirtings and bits and bobs....had some form screwfix...and they werent that clever they didnt really grip the board and a few just pulled out. THANKS.

nelly_2

Try no-nails instead

rockin_plumber

I wouldnt know what the bits and bobs were........
But if you are fixing skrtings wouldnt it be easier to fix through to the timber studwork behind the plasterboard??

ariba10

You can get "Cavity Wall Fixings" from any good hardware shop.

nalyo

thanks all.....just to make it clearer....im fixing skirtings at the mo....im using a few screws to hold it in place and a grip adhesive....some unibond stuff. I have to use a few screws as the walls are bent!....to add to the fun the skirtings are a curvy shape making it difficult to screw in the lower half (this means i cant hit the stud work )

Mikeyorks

nalyo wrote: »

making it difficult to screw in the lower half ....

Think I know what you mean .... but you could have 'phrased it better;) The OH gets cross with me when I have that problem!

Back to plasterboard. Not a good idea to use adhesive if the skirting / plasterboard is 'under tension' because of undulating walls. Did that last year with some oak skirting in the conservatory .... and left it braced across the room with 3" x 3" 's for 24hrs to set. About a week later the oak skirting won hands down in one area .... and straightened itself out, by simply ripping the paper covering off the plasterboard.

I'd make every effort to hit the studs!

adaze

Try these, we used them for light fixings on a plasterboard roof, not skirtings but they seem pretty sturdy, just use a drill driver on a low torque setting and the supplied tool to screw into the plasterboard, then screw through the skirting and into the fixing!

cowbutt

I've used Wilkinsons' Heavy Duty Metal Plasterboard Fixings ( http://www.wilkinsonplus.com/invt/0190477 ) a fair few times now, and never been disappointed. Some people recommend http://www.screwfix.com/prods/12229/Fixings/Cavity-Fixings/Hollow-Wall-Anchor-5-x-52mm-8-16mm-Pack-of-10 as an alternative, however.

bunking_off

cowbutt wrote: »

I've used Wilkinsons' Heavy Duty Metal Plasterboard Fixings ( http://www.wilkinsonplus.com/invt/0190477 ) a fair few times now, and never been disappointed.

When they work, those are fantastic. Problem I've had, though, is if you hit any kind of debris in the cavity between the plasterboard and the blockwork behind, they just drill a bl**dy big hole in the plasterboard. They are best of a bad lot, though.

cowbutt wrote: »

Some people recommend http://www.screwfix.com/prods/12229/Fixings/Cavity-Fixings/Hollow-Wall-Anchor-5-x-52mm-8-16mm-Pack-of-10 as an alternative, however.

I always find there's insufficient clearance between the pasterboard and blockwork for these to work...end up drilling a hole out of the blockwork to get them to fit - by which time might as well just use a long rawlplug through the plasterboard into the blockwork.

nelly_2

Mikeyorks wrote: »

Think I know what you mean .... but you could have 'phrased it better;) The OH gets cross with me when I have that problem!

Back to plasterboard. Not a good idea to use adhesive if the skirting / plasterboard is 'under tension' because of undulating walls. Did that last year with some oak skirting in the conservatory .... and left it braced across the room with 3" x 3" 's for 24hrs to set. About a week later the oak skirting won hands down in one area .... and straightened itself out, by simply ripping the paper covering off the plasterboard.

I'd make every effort to hit the studs!

Now thats a funny post

May I ask why the walls were undulating?