Samantha Booth wrote:
"George" wrote in message
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"Samantha Booth" wrote in message
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Tried my normal rawplugs and it wasnt beefy enough to hold my coat
hangers
(4 on a piece of wood) Tried an anchor, that too pulled through the
plasterboard. I wonder what else I can use that may do it. The
coats are heavy, granted but i would have thought the heavy duty
anchors would have sufficed. Its PB on both sides so no solid wall
to attach to. Also with under the stais being sloped I cannot fix
into the batton behind, would gripfill do? Any ideas folks?
Sammy are you willing to do this?....
Position the coathanger on the wall were its going to be,level it up
with a
spirit level or eyesight? draw round the coathanger before taking it
away. I presume the coathanger is about 14" to 16" long? within the drawn
rectangle on the PB cut out a 6" long rectangle and almost the width
of the
coathanger.
Now get a piece of 2x2 wood batten about the lenght of the
coathanger and put a piece of string around the 2x2 batten,shove the
2x2 batten in the hole
so that the wood goes behind the PB and pull the wood against the
inside of
the PB with the string try to line it up with the cutout as best you
can then screw 2 or 3 screws through the PB and into the 2x2 wood
batten on both
sides of the cutout.
Cut a piece of PB slightly smaller than the cutout and screw to
batten then
fill in any discrepancies.
Screw coathanger onto PB and through into the wood batten. ;-)
Sure am. I have a few to put up actually. I may be better off
removing the triangle pb, and replacing it with wood. At least it
will last the test of time. Thanks for all the suggestions, its been
a great help.
If the rest are on straight walls e.g. not at an angle then any stress wil
be straight down. Use a couple of expanding anchors
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/12229/...6mm-Pack-of-10
Cover the base peice of wood with grab adhesive & tighten up the anchors.
After an hour it wil be easier to pull a sailor off your sister.
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Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk