Never noticed these before, probably above my "buy some in case I need them" price, considering they must cost sod all to make ...
Different plasterboard fixings
Feb 25, 2018
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Could be worth thinking about if the back of the plasterboard is accessible. Can't think how they'd work on dot/dab. And I wouldn't fancy fixing a heavy radiator to them.
Supports a quarter of a ton??????
The video ends with someone hanging a radiator on one. My reaction was ?now fill it with water?.
They also claim in the video that it works with lath and plaster! When I drill into lath and plaster I usually hit the lath. Even pushing it in between the laths I'm not sure that the back metal bit would necessarily bend towards the wall - it will hit a knob of hard plaster and possibly be deflected upwards.
harry wrote in news:401715ea-18b8-4f4c-aca7- snipped-for-privacy@googlegroups.com:
Maybe until a kid starts to waggle it
I prefer these:
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Ultimately, the fixing is only as strong as the PB, but these do work very well.
That links to a bunch of different fixings, not one
Those were also above my "buy some in case" price, but eventually I needed some ...
You would not need them for dot and dab!
Oh sorry - they seem to have new products. I meant these:
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I'd say they would be OK for something that has their centre of mass close to the wall, but anything further out might begin a rip of the plasterboard neatly scored by the metalwork, especially if the screws are overtightened to crush the plaster within.
I'd prefer the GripIts. Round holes are less likely to grow than square?
Having spent a couple of years sitting beneath a couple of tonnes of manuals on shelves held up by Spur shelving fastened to a plasterboard wall, I've always been impressed by how much weight it can support.
Are you sure the uprights aren't screwed to the studs?
if not he's going to suddenly stop posting
NT
And the load is nicely transferred to the PB with good pullout resistance.
You wouldn't be able to get out of the way in time if the whole lot suddenly became detached though.
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