My wife wants a simple (for candles only) bent steel chandelier, weighing under a kilo. to be hung on its one hook from the ceiling before Christmas. Simple - I would normally position it beneath a joist for a firm fixing. But... the middle of the dining table is between two joists, which is exactly where it has to go, so it has to be a cavity fitting.
I can't even access the floor above to add a noggin. And she would prefer me not to fit a wooden pattress to the ceiling and hang the hook from that.
The most reliable, spring-toggle fixings only work with the screw supplied and not with a hook, and I am dubious of using anything more flimsy - imagine the result if it let go and descended directly onto the Christmas cake. Also, many cavity fittings need to fix a firm surface like wood to plasterboard in order to hold them in place while being screwed up, although I supposed I could use a flanged hook.
Any suggestions or recommendations, please, to save our Christmas meal from disaster? Many thanks,
Alec.
I can't even access the floor above to add a noggin. And she would prefer me not to fit a wooden pattress to the ceiling and hang the hook from that.
The most reliable, spring-toggle fixings only work with the screw supplied and not with a hook, and I am dubious of using anything more flimsy - imagine the result if it let go and descended directly onto the Christmas cake. Also, many cavity fittings need to fix a firm surface like wood to plasterboard in order to hold them in place while being screwed up, although I supposed I could use a flanged hook.
Any suggestions or recommendations, please, to save our Christmas meal from disaster? Many thanks,
Alec.