"R.P.McMurphy" wrote in
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"Guy King" wrote in message
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Can someone please off me advice as to what kind of fixings I need
to hold
the strips to the plasterboard wall and what kind of weight i can
put on them.

Personally I wouldn't. You could hang them from the ceiling with
wires into eyes in the joists, or carry the load down to the floor
with struts - but bookshelves and plasterboard don't really mix.


Seconded.

Buy an older house. Failing that, use free standing book shelves.

Why anyone buys an new house nowadays beats the hell out of me! Oh
well, each to their own i suppose.

Steve




Thank you for your advice.

Buying a new (older) house is going further than I want to, just to have
some shelves in a room.

A big thank you to the the first reply - that sort of advice is
invaluable to a non-techie like myself. Much appreciated.

Terry W.