Ceiling fixing for plasterboard

spiidey · 8 Mar 2018

Need to install plasterboard ceiling fixings and not sure which product / combination of products to use.

The ceiling fixings need to have looped (preferably eye) ends which would allow rope ratchet hangers (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hydroponic-Lighting-Hanger-Rope-Ratchet/dp/B005PGR91C) to be attached/clipped to the eye. The rope ratchet hangers will be supporting t5 florescent grow lights (https://www.onestopgrowshop.co.uk/products/maxibright-lightwave-t5-216w-4-x-4ft-tubes) which weigh about 6kg and would be supported/clipped to the rope ratchet hangers at either end.

Plasterboard is sound bloc 15mm.

foxhole · 9 Mar 2018

You could use standard nylon screw in plasterboard fixing with screw eye fixing.
https://www.tradefixdirect.com/plas...MI4NOqu-Xe2QIVyrvtCh0vrwMWEAQYAyABEgK6vfD_BwE

https://www.screwfix.com/p/easyfix-...gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=CPbqm-Hl3tkCFUYUGwodK40EGw

Tigercubrider · 9 Mar 2018

Grow lights??!!

If you can find the joists, a screw eye would do

spiidey · 9 Mar 2018

foxhole said:
You could use standard nylon screw in plasterboard fixing with screw eye fixing.
https://www.tradefixdirect.com/plas...MI4NOqu-Xe2QIVyrvtCh0vrwMWEAQYAyABEgK6vfD_BwE

https://www.screwfix.com/p/easyfix-...gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=CPbqm-Hl3tkCFUYUGwodK40EGw

Can I ask a daft question, do these just get screwed straight into the plasterboard, or do they need a raw plug (if so is there any particular type of raw plug they need)?

foxhole · 10 Mar 2018

ylon

spiidey said:
Can I ask a daft question, do these just get screwed straight into the plasterboard, or do they need a raw plug (if so is there any particular type of raw plug they need)?

The nylon unit is a plug, it screws into the plasterboard, pilot hole might help as ylonaccoustic plasterboard is quite dense. Then screw eye screws into nylon plug.

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