Hi All
Been doing my hall and in essence, put up a new skin of tapered plasterboard over the existing, done now, all finished but now have to put up the light fittings which is where I may have a problem.
When I was putting up the plasterboard it was REALLY difficult to get the screws into the existing ceiling (about 20mm thick) not too sure why but it was like screwing into concrete in places, I assume this was the lathe and plaster ceiling that was originally there.
Anyway, I need to put up a light fitting. Normally I would screw through the plasterboard and into a stud but a) I cant see where the stud is now and b) there is every chance that the screw might not be long enough to get into the stud anyway.
Firstly, can I just screw the fitting into the existing plasterboard and then into the plasterboard above it with some kind of screw? Will it hold (lightweight light fitting) or should I really plug it?
Is there a short screw that can be used on ceilings that would hold a light fittings that is sharp enough to go through the new plasterboard and the old?
Been doing my hall and in essence, put up a new skin of tapered plasterboard over the existing, done now, all finished but now have to put up the light fittings which is where I may have a problem.
When I was putting up the plasterboard it was REALLY difficult to get the screws into the existing ceiling (about 20mm thick) not too sure why but it was like screwing into concrete in places, I assume this was the lathe and plaster ceiling that was originally there.
Anyway, I need to put up a light fitting. Normally I would screw through the plasterboard and into a stud but a) I cant see where the stud is now and b) there is every chance that the screw might not be long enough to get into the stud anyway.
Firstly, can I just screw the fitting into the existing plasterboard and then into the plasterboard above it with some kind of screw? Will it hold (lightweight light fitting) or should I really plug it?
Is there a short screw that can be used on ceilings that would hold a light fittings that is sharp enough to go through the new plasterboard and the old?