Removing Wall Anchors - Help!

[MoonMan2]

These are wall anchor thingies.

I'd like to remove them from the 12mm thick board without wrecking the board.

Any tried and tested way!?

 

[Wayners]

Punch them through.
Use a old screwdriver or something and hammer to punch through.
Fill holes.

Other way is to cut around and put out but hole will be bigger

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Use some long nose pliers to pry off the collars.

 

[Wayners]

Use some long nose pliers to pry off the collars.

They are bigger behind plasterboard as they spread out when screwed. Just no way to crush the back part that I know of to allow them to come out.
Plus the plasterboard is soft so you need to hold them to bend..
They aren't very good but that's a problem with plasterboard.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Alternatively you can find a suitably long bolt and screw it into the threaded part of the plug, then knock it with a hammer until the anchor has been extended, then pull it out the wall, effectively reversing the process by which it was fitted in the first place.

 

[Rodders53]

Use a HSS bit to drill off the front and the back will then push in/drop into cavity leaving a relatively small hole and four puncture points to fill.

It's the way I've done a few in this house.

 

[MoonMan2]

Job done!

I was surprised how easily the metal collars of the wall hooks broke by use of long nose pliers.

Thanks for help.

 

[opps]

Alternatively you can find a suitably long bolt and screw it into the threaded part of the plug, then knock it with a hammer until the anchor has been extended, then pull it out the wall, effectively reversing the process by which it was fitted in the first place.

I do the same. Works in most cases.

When it doesn't, I try to punch them below the surface (and then fill).

The HSS drill idea makes perfect sense.

 

[mattylad]

I just put the screw back screwed in a little bit then giv it a tap with the hammer.
Works every time.

 

[MoonMan2]

I just put the screw back screwed in a little bit then giv it a tap with the hammer.
Works every time.

You're talking about hammering the wall plug through to the other side completely intact?

Doesn't the collar make a bigger hole that way?