I'm just after some advice on how to attach the batten to the wall and if I should use plugs into the plasterboard.
Thank you for the help.
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Fixing shelving in plasterboard alcove (Ed.)
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I'm just after some advice on how to attach the batten to the wall and if I should use plugs into the plasterboard.
Thank you for the help.
If your wall is hollow, check out hollow wall fixings.....they work very well, and the timber fixing can be enhanced with some instant grab adhesive.
If your luck is really in, you'll be able to fix into the timber studs behind.
I don't find stud finding electrical tools very good, which is a bit of a bore!
If you go for hollow wall fixings, get the setting tool too - it's cheap enough and saves many a headache.
John
If your luck is really in, you'll be able to fix into the timber studs behind.
I don't find stud finding electrical tools very good, which is a bit of a bore!
If you go for hollow wall fixings, get the setting tool too - it's cheap enough and saves many a headache.
John
Thank you for your reply. I was looking at hollow wall fixings but wasn't sure if the screw would be long enough when it's gone through the batten and into the wall. Is there a certain one you'd recommend?If your wall is hollow, check out hollow wall fixings.....they work very well, and the timber fixing can be enhanced with some instant grab adhesive.
If your luck is really in, you'll be able to fix into the timber studs behind.
I don't find stud finding electrical tools very good, which is a bit of a bore!
If you go for hollow wall fixings, get the setting tool too - it's cheap enough and saves many a headache.
John
I think the setting tool is a good shout.
I think you'd find these just fine.....5mm is the thread diameter, don't go less than that:
www.screwfix.com
Check the thickness of the plaster board first, or they'll not hold tight.
If you find the threads too short when the fixing is collapsed, you can counterbore the screw head into your timber, or even use some thinner timber bearers.
Good luck with your project!
Just drill the fixing hole nice and neat and you'll not go far wrong.
here's the fixing tool:
It's maybe worth having a practice with these things so you get it right on the job itself.
John
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If you find the threads too short when the fixing is collapsed, you can counterbore the screw head into your timber, or even use some thinner timber bearers.
Good luck with your project!
Just drill the fixing hole nice and neat and you'll not go far wrong.
here's the fixing tool:
It's maybe worth having a practice with these things so you get it right on the job itself.
John
The plasterboard is very likely fixed to wooden studwork. If you screw your batten to the studs they will be stronger. A magnet will help you find the original fixing nails.
In some cases it will be stuck to modern lightweight blocks. You can screw through the plasterboard into the blocks.
In some cases it will be stuck to modern lightweight blocks. You can screw through the plasterboard into the blocks.
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