Suitable fixing into thick plaster?

I, personally, think the rawlbolt is a bit overkill, but it really depends on the weight of the item you want to fix to the wall. If the television is about a ton and a half in weight, or is to be subjected to violent stresses, then by all means use the rawlbolts.

Look at the guage of screws that are supplied with the appliance, then take the same, or slightly thicker, and make then longer to reach through the plaster and into the brickwork. You still use a grip-plug hammered into the hole you have drilled, of course, to make sure the screw grips properly into the bricks. That's all there is to it. ..

In article , AJ writes

Other answers just for info:

That wouldn't work, the end of the anchor would pull flush to the surface. Fixture thickness refers to the maximum depth of anything you are mounting on the surface and still have the bolt threads mating with the anchor.

No pretightening, just tighten through your fixture but as stated, these aren't really what you want.

Shield anchor was the original heavy duty expanding anchor, sleeve anchors are more recent and use a smaller fixing hole, similar properties.

fred coughed up some electrons that declared:

I can vouch for the Fischer plugs mentioned - they are very good.

I'll beg to differ on the other bit: nothing wrong IMHO with using the expanding bolt. Assuming one doesn't hit a void they are extremely strong and the only downside is the slightly larger hole.

:)

Cheers

Tim