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Default Best fixings for plasterboard walls and ceilings?


"Gareth" wrote in message
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I'm baffled by the huge array of fixings for use on plasterboard walls,
e.g.

Fischer Plasterboard Plugs LDF and HDF

Rawlplug Unu

Fischer High Performance Universal Plugs

Then there are more complex looking things like:

Self-Drill Plasterboard Fixings, metal and plastic

Spring toggles

Metal Plasterboard Anchors

I've seen a few of the regular posters in here recommending Rawlplug Uno
but are any of the plugs designed specifically for plasterboard any better
and are the more complex things worth it for heavier items - I imagine
that plasterboard itself isn't very strong so a stronger fixing can only
help a little though I suppose the spring toggles spread the load a bit
but even so...

These things also seem to be classified as light, medium and heavy with
little indication of what is considered light, medium or heavy which
doesn't seem very helpful.

Any advice greatly appreciated, e.g. would you trust a couple of Rawlplug
Unos to keep a bathroom cabinet on a plasterboard wall?


I've held one up with 4 of these -
http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?action=detail&fh_secondid=9281502&fh_locat ion=//catalog01/en_GB/categories%3C{9372015}/categories%3C{9372044}/categories%3C{9372213}/specificationsProductType=specialist_screws/specificationsSpecificProductType=self_drilling_sc rews
it's still up.