How to Fit Hollow Wall Anchors
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- This video outlines the two ways of fitting hollow wall anchors - 1) manually using the bolt itself, and 2) with a setting tool.
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I wasn't planning to do this video today, but I had a question in the comments feed "Hi mate can you show us how to do it without the anker tool? Surely that's how they made it?" He was right of course - there is a way of operating hollow wall anchors without using a separate setting tool, but I prefer to use the setting tool so hadn't featured the first way in any of my previous videos.
So in today's video I show you how to fit a hollow wall anchor using just the bolt in the anchor itself. For completeness I also show you how the setting tool works.
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Great video! As a curtain fitter myself too, I use these all the time to get a secure fixing for the weight of the curtains. From my experience the top tips I can give are.
1.Make sure to drill the hole level. 2. DO-NOT over pump when using the tool. 3. Check the bolt screw head and use the correct drill bit or screwdriver, as the bolt heads are fairly soft and can get ruined easily. 4. Always when using the tool make sure to screw the bolt in and then unscrew as this make sure that the umbrella is fully open and tight to the plaster board. 5. When fixing item to either wall or ceiling make sure not to over tighten as this will pull the umbrella too much and pop the plaster! leaving you will a big hole!
On your point 2, how do you know when to stop pumping? Thanks.
Thats what she said!
Thanks so much for this life-saving video! Must have had beginners’ luck with the first few anchors I fitted - but then had a total ‘mare yday. Popped out this morning to buy a setting tool but just tried one with the ‘old fashioned’ technique and that addition of the turning stop is a total game-changer! Thanks again!
Yey! Glad to hear it Tom. Yes that turning stop is crucial. Thanks so much for getting in touch 👊🏻
@@CharlieDIYte Can I also ask - I have been using the thinner versions of these these hollow wall anchors to hang heavy-ish pictures onto plasterboard walls. Are they over-engineered for that kind of usage and/or is there anything better you’d recommend in this scenario? Thanks again for all your great videos, either way!
No, I think you're absolutely right to use those of the pictures are reasonably heavy. The trouble with standard wall plugs is you need compression for them to do their job, and for that you need to tighten the screw against a hook. So for the other option, check out this video ua-cam.com/video/qwVnoaY5eVc/v-deo.html
@@CharlieDIYte excellent, thanks so much!
That tip about putting the bracket in front of the screw was invaluable thank you! I was sitting with a spinning anchor - the teeth / claws had just gouged a circular hole in the plasterboard - scouring the web for a solution. It's not a bracket that I was ultimately fixing (it was a guitar hanger which is much thicker and with that the screw wasn't reaching far enough in to bite) but adding one I had going spare worked to get the anchor expanded. I'd just about given up on it so thank you very much for the tip!
You're very welcome Steve. Here's my comprehensive plasterboard fixings update if you have a moment ua-cam.com/video/Jdu9RId7m90/v-deo.html
You just saved me $750... that was the quote to install 5 pictures!!! Amazing
Really glad to hear that buddy. If you have a moment, I've done an update video ua-cam.com/video/Jdu9RId7m90/v-deo.html that runs through pretty much all the available fixings 👍
Ah jeez. I wish I had come across this video much sooner; it would have saved me years of pain with failed hollow wall anchors. I had always just used them with the screw and initially they generally seemed to work. Recently every single one I was using (from B&Q) was failing. I thought that the anchors were faulty. I've invested in a setting tool and hey presto, they now work perfect every time. Thanks for the great video.
You're welcome. Yes it's such a badly explained thing this. I was exactly the same - crudely using my long nose pliers to distance the fixing from the bolt whilst I tightened it. A turning stop is crucial if you're tightening it without the setting tool - I guess that's why they normally include a washer but it's easy to dispense with that not realising why it's there! 👍
@@CharlieDIYte So I got myself a setting tool and honestly it works beautifully. I haven't had a single one of these fail now.
I grew up in a house with solid walls so never came across these hollow wall fixings.
Thanks to your video I'm much more confident with all those pending tasks I've been putting off for fear of wrecking the cavity walls in my new build!
@@CharlieDIYte that was my idea to buy pliers instead. If I recall that grip into the baking soda ; err I mean wall is liable to just turn an shred the wall. Probably doing it by hand helps lessen the chance than a drill.
I recently hung a very heavy mirror above a fireplace in plasterboard. I didn't want to cut the finished wall to install a plywood pad - too time consuming, ugly and, IMHO, overkill.
Anyway, before commencing, I had a look at your other tut on drywall fixings -if you hang curtains for a living, you are definitely and expert in getting the best fixing into drywall - and decided to give the anchors a bash, going on the premise that I could always fall back on the plywood pad if I was not confident that the anchor would suffice.
I've used them before, quite a long time ago. I seem to remember that, whilst they are plenty strong, the process could be a bit hit and miss. Until watching your video (and Andy's over at the Gosforth Handyman), I did not know about the setting tool.
Well, what a fantastic piece of kit! Drilled the appropriate holes in the plasterboard, and seconds later both anchors were firmly fixed, ready to accept the heavy mirror.
Yes, fifteen quid might seem a bit steep for a tool that you don't think you'll use that often, but I have the feeling that it will be a bit like my trusty multi-tool: Never leave home without it!
Thanks for sharing
I have seen several videos, which did not solve my problem, but this is an excellent video: it explains everything in a simple and detailed way, and in a short time. Thank you.
Thanks Elena. Really glad you found it useful 👍🏻
I have so many items to hang on our walls at home and have been afraid to hang them. I've made many unnecessary holes in the past...and learned how to fix them because of it. Thank you Charlie!
You're welcome - thanks for the comment Sandy!
Absolutely solid video, relevant to anyone worldwide who has plasterboard which will be the whole world with new build construction cost cutting going forward!
Nice and simple with easily digestible instructions.
Thumbs up, thanks.
Thanks again, Ryan - appreciate the comment!
Great video and advice. Now to try it out 😊
Ryan going forward? You mean in the future. Going forward is a silly remark usually used by incompetent managers trying to sound clever. It's actually future tense used as present tense and very poor grammar.
You are amazing!
As a woman, there is nothing I can’t do after watching your videos. Today you saved me one more time. Thank you
You are very welcome and I really appreciate you taking the time to comment. So chuffed you're finding my videos useful!
Thanks! Annoyed that other videos don't mention the need for a backstop when not using the tool - had I'd seen your video first, that statement alone would have saved me a couple of trips to the store and a lot of frustration. Thanks again!
Same here. I even watched his videos but just didnt came across of this and gues what i failed 🤣🤣🤣 just like he said the anchor was spinning .
Got a job tomorrow using these and this helped me right out mate. Much appreciated and that was a clear and to-the-point video.
You're welcome Tony. For a comprehensive run through of the best fixings on the market, check out this video too ua-cam.com/video/Jdu9RId7m90/v-deo.html
This vid saved me ripping my inside door veneers to shreds! I didn't realise you needed the turn- stop bracket beforehand - CHEERS chap!
This is amazing! I didn’t even know anchor screws were a thing!! I’m about to run off and repair all my irritating hollow wall fittings ! Thank you
Thank you. This is the second time a video from you has come up, when I've been researching DIY stuff. You're great!
Courtney King Hi Courtney, you're very kind and thanks for taking the time to comment!
Brilliant. I fitted my son's TV to the wall using these anchors without the setting tool. Works a treat and a solid fitting
Great to hear that, Chris - thanks for letting me know!
hopefully it isn't drywall
@@cdoublejj they said their sons tv. It probably not a 70 inch. I personally don't trust drywall with anything, but you have to.
Thank you... I was stuck on those wall anchors and finished my project right after your video.
Glad to hear it. Good work 👌
Thank you so much for such a clear video. I never drilled into walls before having rented all my life, but now I’m in my own place and had to work this out. I have the setting tool but wasn’t too sure how to use it so this was ideal for me.
You're welcome.. Here's the update video if you want to know everything there is to know about fixing into Plasterboard ua-cam.com/video/Jdu9RId7m90/v-deo.html
Good video! My problem is Safety Grab bars that were improperly installed by a previous maintenance man at the hotel where I work. Whomever did this put these molly bolts in and never bothered to see to it that they expanded at all. They just slapped these Safety Grab bars onto the fiberglass showers and so a while later these grab bars are just pulling out all over the place! I need to get some New molly bolts and see if I can get this job done right. And thanks again for this informative video, I've watched so many Useless ones to find this Good one.
You’re helping so many thick people who cant even screw into plasterboard. Society’s most incompetent. Like me.
Thanks 🙏
Not really your fault walls are built with glued together baking soda. It takes a thick person to design that.
Excellent video. We don't have an anchor tool so my husband will use your screwdriver method. Big thank you!
Thanks 🙏 Yes that'll work fine. You just need to make sure you have the bracket or some other material between the screw and wall anchor before you tighten it, to stop it spinning.
Yes, thank you, we did that, but he nearly gave up as it wouldn't seem to screw down properly. We checked we had the right size anchors for the thickness of the stud wall (we could see the thickness after drilling). He had a sleep, went back to it and hey presto, all ok!
Thanks very helpful. I'd used them years ago but had forgotten how to set them just using a screw driver. The extra bracket seems to be key to it tightening properly.
Yes, it's crucial to have that bracket in place to act as a turning stop.
Thank you so much! Easy instructions. Just what I needed. Trying to fix a "simple" DIY job.. a stuff up using the shop bought rod bracket kit - no instructions and grey brick wall plugs supplied for plasterboard walls which I was not aware of until I installed them... I was so careful to do this right, checked with sales staff before, yet even they did not advise me correctly. So so annoying... I hope I can reuse the same holes if they are not too big now 🤞🤞 hopefully problem solved! Thanks again. UA-cam is awesome!!!
Sales staff are generally clueless I'm afraid, Marianne, and real plugs supplied with lots are the cheapest generic plugs they can get away with supplying. I don't know why they bother to be honest. If you've bought these metal wall anchors you should be absolutely fine with the holes you've drilled as the anchor holes will need to be a bit larger anyway. Any problems, and a bit of Easi-Fill will give you an invisible repair.
Thank you for this demonstration! Trying to make the wife happy, and you've given me a leg up!
Thanks George. Check out my update video a fare weeks ago if you have time ua-cam.com/video/Jdu9RId7m90/v-deo.html 👍
Good vid. Great tip with the bracket for the turning stop. All the attempts ive made on a scrap bit of board has ripped through.
Very useful tuition Charlie... saved me from making some costly mistakes!
You're very welcome. Thanks for the comment 👍🏻
- W O W ! ! ! That demo solved my issues with this toggle. THANX for sharing.
Great, clear video, thanks. I've jut moved house and my walls ALL seem to be plaster board lined. I have a question relating to the length of bolt and spreading mechanism.
I have a 20kg bathroom cabinet to hang, plus TV bracket and probably other things later.
As the plasterboard may be tacked onto 1" x 1" battens, are these fixings too long? Should I use Gripits instead?
I use a pipe wrench to hold the anchor while i'm screwing in the bolt, you will start to feel resistance which is the internal metal spline starting to bend after a couple of extra turns you can then force the anchor into the hole and screw it in tight.
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Thanks! I found this useful for showing my son how to use hollow wall anchors without having to setup a demo of my own!
You're welcome. Thanks for the comment 👍🏻
Thanks
How I wish you were my curtain trackfitter! Thank you. Super explanation. As long as my bubble's level I'll be fine fitting my pelmets at work. Enjoy the coffee :)
Thanks so much Jules. Chuffed you've found my vids useful and really appreciate the coffee. 👊
I do like these fixings. Quick tip whenever I use these I set the fixing first then for belt and braces remove the set screw and apply a bit of thread lock. Stops the screw rattling loose for whatever reason. Nice video.
Zed Man Love it! Typical belt and braces from Zed Man! Great work!
Zed Man 6
Screw fix nearly 12 pounds I bought from there it worked excellent excellent video
Great instruction. Thank you for the time and effort you took to make this video and share it with us. Greetings from Croatia.
Thank you very much for the comment. Also humbled you've been watching my vids from Croatia 👍
This is fantastic, thank you so much for doing the fitting without the anchor tool. I have to refit a curtain pole for a client, that was literally hanging off at one end. I'm a mere painter & decorator, and always faced with plaster board dilemmas. Great stuff Charlie!
Emily Brock You're very welcome - thanks for the comment. Ps, there's nothing "mere" about painting and decorating 🙂!
Ive always used these anchors for fixing semi heavy stuff to plasterboard, ive nevee had a problem with it spinning or not opening, i didnt even know there was a setting tool! With that sais though, ive only ever used the smaller size, i suppose maybe the larger sizes would benefit from the added security of being preset before tightening.
Also, while its obvious to me now, i never even thought twice about the length of the collar matching up with the thickness of the plasterboard, guess i just got lucky.
Nice video, i learned something.
excellent video and shows a noob like me how to do this without a seperate tool. The tool seems great but I only need to do a few fixings
Great video, I wish I'd seen it before trying to fix one without the setting tool, kept spinning like you said & made a mess of the wall, used a yellow gripit instead.
Thank you, So very straightforward on instructions. You made a lot of sense on how to do it. I am very happy thank you
Aw, glad to hear it and thanks for letting me know 👍
This demonstration is great.
My question is that these anchors appear to be an absolute solution in that unlike a plug I am guessing if you want to remove them you have to cut them out?
A little reluctant to use them for fitting a heavy mirror in tge middle of a wall if I might further down the line need to cut a 50mm hole in the wall.
You are AWSOM. That little trick with the wall mount was the best idea ever. Please keep on posting.
Thank you
JL
Good tip using the bracket/etc to hold the anchor, I've not used them much by have always ended up using some pliers to hold it which makes a bit of a mess sometimes of the surrounding plaster board.
Jer Goes I've got to say that's what I used to do. So much easier with the turn stop 🙂
I've never known how they worked until now !!! cheers
This is the best video on anchors I've seen.
Great video, i wonder if i can use this for fitting a 75 inch tv 32kg, on my plasterboard..
Ahah!...you definitely solved my problem with thin soft walls. Great day, mate, from Kuala Lumpur!
Yey - that's fantastic news, so glad you found it useful - and humbled to hear you've been watching all the way from Kuala Lumpur! You might take a look at this one too ua-cam.com/video/aeFyQS2NGVM/v-deo.html!
I used these yesterday without a setting tool. I always still a hole 0.5 mm narrower then recommended (6.5mm in my case) and push it in. I then use electric screwdriver and finish with manual screwdriver as it gives me the idea how tight it is.
Yes that's fine. The key that a lot of people don't realise is you need a turning stop to separate the fixing from the screw otherwise it spins. 👊
@@CharlieDIYte I've cut my finger on one of those small teeth that stop them from turning 🤣
Great tutorial. Very clear. Well presented. I'll be coming back for more tips.
Awesome advice on the turning stop. The ones I buy have a washer as well, so not so much of an issue, but I use the setting tool anyway 👍🏼
I had 3 of these spin like theres no tomorrow, once i slappet a washer on the problem.was fixet, lordamercyy
@@Afritunez such a joy when that happens isn’t it. Trashes the wall 😒
Cheers. Never put one in the wall and looked at this before messing it up!
Legend - the stop point was exactly what I was missing!!
I know. I mashed a few walls up before I realised!
@@CharlieDIYte main problem was the piece starting to come away from the hole! Very grateful!
@@golfdadsydney Made me chuckle that - yes I know what you mean! 👍
Found your video by accident. it is a cracking video. I was wondering is the wall anchor strong enough to hold a bike rack holder for kids bikes
Thank you so much for the tip without the anchor tool. Mine doesn't work at all. You saved my shelves!
You're welcome. Yes the turning stop is crucial, otherwise you have a spinning fixing that makes a mess of the wall 👍🏻
Fredric
I appreciate the wonderful instruction on which way is best to install these anchors, with or without the tool, But how do you remove them when you want to re-position the shelf/cupboard elsewhere in the room.
Is it just a matter of pushing the whole anchor through the wall so it drops into the cavity, then fill the hole, as you would with plastic plugs?
All your videos are very informative and easy to follow - keep up the good work
Thanks! Yes, pushing it through is your best bet. Grind off and remove the front of the anchor with a large hss drill bit and then it should push through with minimal damage to the wall.
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Some great little tips inside this tutorial Charlie. Almost didnt watch it thinking I wouldnt learn anything and I did, yet again! :-)
Thanks Cary - really appreciate the feedback and so glad you found it useful!
@@CharlieDIYte Hooked on the vids Charlie, new subscriber as of last week and really getting into DIY on the house again...this time supported with more knowledge thanks to you. Only thing is I'm now buying a load more tools on the back of your tutorials LOL. Just off to get a Fuji silicone profile kit! Keep up the good work.
@@caryfielder3796 Yey, that's great to hear Cary. You can never have too many tools and you won't be disappointed with the FUGI kit!! So glad you like the Channel - thanks so much for taking an interest in it!!
@@CharlieDIYte indeed!
Ah yes FUGI ...course! Spelling never my strongest point ha ha. Anyway, found a set on eBay for £15.99. Will let you know how i get on Charlue, wife racking up a load of jobs as we speak. :-)
those plasterboard fixings (we call them brolly's due to them looking like an umbrella when they are expanded) that have the depth for double plasterboard are also excellent for getting a fixing into lath and plaster walls, I find that the lath is far to thin to use a screw for fixing and the substrate overall will not take a rawl plug, however by getting a brolly to expand behind the lathe it gives a really good fixing, also most brolly's i've used will have the drill diameter stamped on them, good video though, i've often had brolly's spin when trying to install in soft plaster and I will definitely be trying that technique, thanks.
Gracias por tu video. En otro canal decia que no podemos utilizarlo sin la pistola que se observa en el metodo 2
Thank you for this! Helpful & to the point, easy to understand because of your explanation & visuals. My setting tool actually didn't end up opening the bolt, so I'm really glad you explained how to use it without.
Can you unscrew one of those bolts so it protrudes from wall around 20mm to hang a pic or mirror from it once the anchor is firmly in place??
Thanks for this video...how would we know the thickness of plasterboard to determine the size of plugs required?
I forget which video I demonstrated this in, but you want to drill a 6mm diameter hole in the board, get a paper clip or similar piece of wire, and with a pair of pliers bend over a tiny foot on the end, a few mms across - ie small enough to get into the hole. Then insert the wire into the hole and hook the foot onto the back of the board. Pinch the front of the wire with your thumb, pull the wire out of the hole and the distance from the foot to your thumb is the thickness of the plasterboard.
@@CharlieDIYte great, thanks!
Very helpful thank you, but is it possible to remove these later if no longer required?
It's not possible to remove them but you can drill off the front washer and push them into the wall to fill over. Some of them have a removable front which makes this easier.
So helpful. Thanks 😊. I love the bracket trick. No need for setting tool.
Really good video. Can’t say it’s so easy in reality. I have used plenty of this type of fixing. The problem I find is if I screw in instead of using the tool, when to stop screwing in as overscrewing can cause damage to the plasterboard?
2wheelspy Thanks mate! Totally agree that the setting tool is the best way to set these fixings. That said, I was amazed how ready it was too use the manual method. As long as you use the turning stop/have the bracket in place it should be really straightforward. In terms of when to stop screwing you keep screwing until the screw goes tight, and you'll see the front of the anchor pull tight into the plasterboard. Best to use a manual screwdriver at the end because you have a greater sense for when it's gone tight. I wonder if you have problems with damaging the plasterboard because you're using the wrong anchor? You've got to make sure the collar on the anchor matches the depth of your plasterboard. If it's less than the depth of the plasterboard then the umbrellas will open too far and start crushing the plasterboard??
What would happen if you tried to use a 12mm deep anchor on some thicker plasterboard of 16mm?
Great video - thanks Charlie! As others have said, it would be great to see a video on how to remove anchors.
If you want to hang a heavy mirror using hollow wall anchors, do you back out the screw a bit for the wire to rest on? And, when do you use the drive point anchors vs the blunt screw? Thank you.
Yes exactly and because the bolts have a pan head they're perfect for this. Not sure what you mean about the drive point anchors.
@@CharlieDIYte I'm hoping to be successful hanging two 40# bathroom mirrors. The mirrors came with French Cleat hardware and plastic self-drilling hollow wall anchors. After watching your videos, I'll use the Interset steel hollow wall anchors instead to secure the French Cleat hardware to the wall. Thanks very much for your detailed videos and response.
Wonderful, gives me confidence to put up a cabinet! or whatever, knowing exactly how it works/fixes!
You're welcome. Thanks for the comment!
Thanks Charlie, super clear and helpful like all your videos
Thanks Shanil. Really appreciate that 👍🏻
I would have loved to see you installing a few different sizes. M4, M5, M6 etc.
Great explanation. Unfortunately i needed this 2 days ago. But it will be useful for some other time . 😀
Great video. I didn’t know you can use these fixings without owning the £15 tool.
Yes, but the turning stop is crucial. The setting tool is a much easier solution though.
Fixed my problem thanks to your video, thanks
Glad to hear it Pete. Thanks for the comment 👍🏻
I have finally got my own home now and don't know how thick the plasterboard is in my house. Is there a way of finding out?
YES, there are generally two thicknesses in UK 9.5mm & 12.5mm
Usually most walls will be 12.5mm unless they have cut costs or some other reason.
You can still a hole to find the depth, then fill the hole. Or just assume the wall thickness is as it should be 12.5mm and use the appropriate fixings.
Never drill through more than necessary as there's always a risk of damaging pipes or being electrocuted. Always take care especially when doing DIY.
Great video can I use these anchor bolts to fix a piece of wood French cleet to hang a small tool cabanet as can't find any studs in this short space for the cleet to be attached to thanks in advance
This is bloody good UA-cam, thanks.
Thanks James 👊 Really appreciate that. Drop me a line if you've got any other queries.
what could you use to anchor something to a hollow metal rail?
I have to mount a vanity miror on a wall that has a pocket door, so I can not go deep into the wall. Any suggestions? Thank you in advance Tim
Hi there, I have to install lights under cement eve, what anchor I should use so it can hold the weight..thanks
Turning Stop washer is the key here it seems. My wall anchors come with a suspicious little (really tiny) black washer. Cant serve any real purpose i thought, but now it makes sense. Stops the friction of the screw head from touching the fitting.
excellent job Charlie, superb! Didn't even know there was such a thing as the setting tool! Always done it method one. could be a good investment though!
Dean Lindsay Cheers mate!
Hello there, Would I be able to fix projector screen to the ceiling with these? Thank you
Yes, these would be good for that 👍🏻
Thanks Charlie; extremely useful tips I've put to good use on a wall coat rack.
Thanks for all your videos. I have to replace the middle fixing of a curtain rail (3 meters long). There are 2 fixings points. Will it take the weight?
Difficult to say without knowing what weight the curtains are and what fixing you'll be using. However if you used these, yes it should. But check this out too ua-cam.com/video/Jdu9RId7m90/v-deo.html
@@CharlieDIYte Thanks for the reply
problem I had was the plaster bust and the toggle looked real wobbly, I used the toggle tool I think the small anchor I used was too small for the width of the plasterboard. surely not though you'd think think they'd be a standard fit for the uk?
You want to get a paper clip or something and bend over a tiny "L" at the end, thread it into the hole and you can check the thickness. Some walls are double lined, so 24 mm in total, but most tend to be the standard plasterboard thickness (12mm). Walls can vary, particularly if they're lath and plaster.
As I understood, it's not enough to put a bracket between the anchor and the screw, what is important is to keep applying pressure to the anchor with the bracket so the anchor doesn't rotate as you screw the bolt into the anchor?
Thank you. I will just do it first time in my life
You can do it!
Help me a lot, although, if I saw this earlier, I wouldn't go and buy a setting tool... But it was easier with the tool though.
It would be helpful to annotate the video with information when to stop pulling the screw? Is it possible to end up with big whole?
I'm assuming where the plasterboard is spot/dabbed to the wall, there may not be that much of an air gap, so after drilling through the plasterboard, swapping to a masonry bit and making a small hole in the brick allows space for the anchor to sit?
Yes you're right. There probably won't be enough of a void in this situation. You could do that but the hole would need to be at least as wide as the anchor - approx 10mm. In this situation I would be relying on the brick wall for a strong fixing not the plasterboard. There's a few ways you can do this. By drilling right through into the brick and tapping the fixing right through the plasterboard into the brick with a larger (wider) screw than you intend to use. We do this a lot in the day job but you just have to be careful that you don't tighten the screw to tight as it could pull back the plasterboard towards the wall and crack it. Alternatively you could use a frame fixing which is longer than a standard wall plug, bridges the gap between the plasterboard and brick and therefore won't crack the wall of you over tighten. There's also a bespoke dot and dab fixing called a Corefix that works like a grave fixing but has a strengthened steel core. Depends really how strong you need the fixing to be.
Charlie DIYte it’s just to hold up a 32” monitor, so not that heavy but I feel the brick layer is very close and guess that the air gap is less than a centimetre so as you say, best to go into the brick instead. Thanks for the tips!
Brilliant coaching. Thanks very much. It's easy when you know how!!
Thanks Jacqueline. Really appreciate you taking the time to comment!
Charlie DIYte No problem at all. Thank goodness for people like yourself showing us. Even the people in Screwfix who sold me the fixing tool did not know how it worked!!
Worked a treat, thanks buddy 👍
Glad to hear it. Thanks for letting me know mate 👊🏻
Hiya, basic question!! How can I measure the thickness of the plasterboard? Many thanks 😊
I thought I showed that in the video. Get a piece of wire, bend over about 3mm of one end into a small "L" shape, drill a 6mm hole in the plasterboard, thread the wire through, pull it tight, pinch the wire against the surface with your thumb or mark it with a Sharpie, pull it out and that's your depth.
Thank you sir! That was very helpful to me indeed today.
You're very welcome. Thanks for the comment. 👍
I learned something new today thank you for posting this video 🤙
You're welcome. Thanks for the comment.
Hi is this anchor good to put 75 inch tv on plasterboard wall ?
If use 6 or 8 anchor or 10 will make difference or better opened wall put some wood behind?
Also tv unit 180cm long.
Just the video i needed! Thank you very much!
does the tool and screw work for concrete hollow block?
Will the pop rivet tool work for this ?
Charlie you are brilliant 🤩 thank you for sharing your skills. Much respect and appreciation!
Thank you so much for that. Really chuffed you found it useful. 👍
Thank you clear video and good information. Was thinking of getting the tool but think the bracket works as good.