On 20/02/2021 19:42, JohnP wrote:
Andrew wrote in news:s0rl6f$i89$1
@gioia.aioe.org:

On 20/02/2021 17:15, JohnP wrote:
What fixing do you recommend in a plasterboard wall there it is not
possible to tighten the screws as the item need to slot onto it with
keyhole slots?

Is this 'spur' shelving, or one of the copycat products ?.

These are intended for heavy loads. Plasterboard won't
support it.

I once bought some element32?? uprights because they were
cheaper than Spur, but although the spur brackets would fit
into the slots, the depth of the non-Spur upright was less
than a proper spur upright, making it impossible to move the
upright down to the horizontal position without munging two
gouges out of the plaster.


No - it is an illuminated mirror needing 4 screws. Normally a tight screw
provides some surface friction between the wall and the fitting that
absorbs some of the downward force. I can't get at the screws once mounted
so it is not possible to fully tighten them, Similar issue with other
items.

My approach in such cases tends to have been to make a larger hole and
shove great gobs of car body filler thorough the holes and when set sand
and paint to match the wall and then make the screw holes


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