Fixings for a plasteboard wall

Key information omitted: is this a stud partition wall - ie, typically an internal wall built from timber with plasterboard attached on either side, or is it a drylined wall - ie, typically a solid brick or block wall to which sheets of plasterboard have been attached directly (usually with a gap of around .25" between the two)?

David

You can't hang a 15kg load on a plasterboard wall. The plasterboard won't take the load no matter what the fixing method.

I glued mine on.

Other than that, what you need to realise that with plasterboard, all walls are temporary. This is a blessing and a curse.

so take a bit of that one down, put up a few noggins, and re erect the plasterboard. Skim it too,and if your skimming is crap, sand it as well.

Then paint it again.

To make good all you need is anything to stop the paster falling through

- balled up newspapers, dead cats..whatever - stuffed into the holes and then put on bonding plaster. When its dry, sand down, put on a skim coat abd sand again. Piece of cake.

Oh you CAN ..over enough fixings..but I wouldn't WANT to.

Hi Simon,

I've been pondering a similar problem involving a (rather heavier) radiator. If the wall in question is drylined (ie has brick or blocks behind the plasterboard) you might find this thread helpful:

Cheers!

Martin