Fixing to plasterboard -man points

nightmare99 · 18 May 2014 at 11:13

I'm having a bit of a mare trying to fit some microwave brackets in the kitchen, normally I would use the plasterboard fixings where the outer part spreads behind the board but when I tighten the screw this board just seems to easily get destroyed. I have also tried the cone shaped fixing where you screw it in the fixing screw goes into that but when trying to screw in to the outer it starts spinning and comes away from the board.

Any ideas to save my sanity? Hopefully a simple solution as I'm a diy disaster.

godinman · 18 May 2014 at 11:17

Still through to the wall and use rawl plugs, just be careful that you don't over tighten and pull the plasterboard into the wall. Or find a baton and screw into that.

LOAM · 18 May 2014 at 11:27

Is this going to support a microwave?

nightmare99 · 18 May 2014 at 11:40

Still through to the wall and use rawl plugs, just be careful that you don't over tighten and pull the plasterboard into the wall. Or find a baton and screw into that.

Not sure I will be able to line them up with batons as I don't have a lot of room to play with where it can be located.

So my best bet would be to drill through the board and into the breezeblocks behind then knock in some plugs and use long screws?

Is this going to support a microwave?

Hopefully

godinman · 18 May 2014 at 11:53

nightmare99 said:
Not sure I will be able to line them up with batons as I don't have a lot of room to play with where it can be located.

So my best bet would be to drill through the board and into the breezeblocks behind then knock in some plugs and use long screws?

Yeah I think so, I'm no expert but that's what I would do. Have hung a few TV's that way and it worked fine, just watch out for cables etc.

bazzabear · 18 May 2014 at 13:21

Sounds like the plasterboard is a bit knackered. The suggestion above of going all the way through to brickwork sounds the best bet.

Caged · 18 May 2014 at 13:24

If you have breezeblocks behind then use some Dryline Pro fixings, they are made for this task.

nightmare99 · 18 May 2014 at 13:50

If you have breezeblocks behind then use some Dryline Pro fixings, they are made for this task.

Hmm those look just the job, I take it they don't sell them in b&q or wickes?

nightmare99 · 18 May 2014 at 19:22

Cheers for all the suggestions, I managed to get it done with some toggle style fixings in the end.

mattyg · 18 May 2014 at 23:03

Drill small holes and squirt in some sticks like **** wait for it to go off and drill like brick rawl plug and sorted