Which plugs for difficult plasterboard location?

[bobiscuit]

I want to put up some lightweight venetian blinds on the inside of a window frame. I drilled through the top to insert a plasterboard fitting but found out that it's dot-and-dab onto the metal lintel. I have tried a few different plasterboard fittings but they're all too long.

It seems like complete overkill to drill 6 big holes and fit masonry plugs which could hold hundreds of KGs for a 0.5kg rail

I'm thinking of just using standard plugs... Can anyone recommend some that are quite short but still have a decent diameter and will grip onto plasterboard?

 

[roboughton]

did you try this type? http://www.screwfix.com/p/fischer-p... and Fixings&gclid=CLuFjfjErMwCFUmeGwod2ZUCUg

Other thing to do is fit a batten to fit the blind against using gripfill and a few wedges to hold it up while it goes off.

 

[tomfe]

You could just cut the plugs down......

 

[theprinceofdarkness]

To avoid this sort of problem I always fix the brackets to the sides. So you want plugs that are 12 +3 = 15mm long? I have not seen plugs that short. If the lintel is a Catnic, then its quite thin, try a 2.5mm pilot drill into it then a self tapper. Here is a selection of most types:- http://www.screwfix.com/c/screws-nails-fixings/plasterboard-fixings/cat840020
Frank