Diy failure.

[screenman]

Err! why not use drylining fixing, I have about 50 in use around this house.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=qA2tWqtde5Y

 

[neil_merseyside]

Plank of wood of suitable size glued to wall with no more nails, with a huge surface area of adhesion you can hang a fair bit of weight, plug and screw at each end and the middle, allow 24hrs before using.

 

[steveindenmark]

Get your son to pay someone to do it.

The golden rule is once they leave home, they are on their own.

 

[Drago]

CCTV footage of postman...

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MU2BO5Obg2k

 

[raleighnut]

Is it a 'drylined' wall or a stud wall though.

 

[postman]

It has a story this hanger.The owners of the flat put it up it fell off,it was put up again it fell off,my son had a go then i went from Leeds and mine fell off.Had i have known it's history i would have taken a longer drill bit longer rawl plugs and longer screws.That would have fixed it.Anyway enough now thread closed.

 

[postman]

CCTV footage of postman...

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MU2BO5Obg2k

I love that sketch,Kenny E was a genius.

 

[postman]

Err! why not use drylining fixing, I have about 50 in use around this house.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=qA2tWqtde5Y

Superb just the thing.

 

[keithmac]

If you've got a block behind deep hole, rawl plug knocked in with a long screw does the job.

I wouldn't hang anything of any weight off plasterboard personally.

 

[MichaelW2]

If you cant fit toggle bolts, maybe nails glue with a small screw into the board?

 

[Kempstonian]

Nip round to your nearest window company and ask if they'll sell you a few Fischer bolts. They fix windows in with them. You might even find them at B&Q or Screwfix.

 

[icowden]

Personally I'd have concerns about using Fischer priced bolts...

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

Unless you're using fixings specially for plasterboard you're on a loser. Even then you won't be able to put much weight on it.

This is one of the many reasons I hate modern houses and would never buy one myself.

 

[screenman]

This is one of the many reasons I hate modern houses and would never buy one myself.

I think we are coming to the conclusion you would not buy anything made in the last 50 years.

 

[carlosfandangus]

This is one of the many reasons I hate modern houses and would never buy one myself.

I do understand your statement re older houses, however I live in a 35 year old timber framed house and almost everything is plasterboard, the choice of fixings is key.
I also own a 3 bedroom property that is made of Manx stone (150 years old), walls are 2 foot thick and getting a fix is so hit and miss, sometimes you hit a piece of stone that the drill wont easily penetrate or you hit mortar that will not take a fixing..... you have to make your choice of fixings wisely, some times i have had to take the plaster off, fit a wooden pad in the gaps of stone, fill then screw.