"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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Gary wrote:
If I get the sleeve flush to the front of the plasterboard the sleeve
won't be deep enough into the wall to be into the breezeblock, this
would be the problem. These are also the largest bolts I found (length
wise).

Ah. Didn't pick up it was plasterboard.

I now have one bolt in the wall as described in my earlier post. Is
there anything I could use to fill the gap whilst still using the bolt
as secured?

The bolt must bear solidly on the block face to work - pulling on
plasterboard just won't do. I'd feel inclined to make up wood battens
slightly wider and longer than the bracket to the depth between the
plasterboard face and the blocks and cut them in. Make the holes the same
size as the threads so the anchors are kept flush with the blocks. Then
when you tighten them, the full strain will be on the blocks.

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Actually thinking about it, what I did in my last house for the TV holder on
a breezeblock and plasterboard wall, was cut a hole in the plasterboard the
size of the bracket. In the hole I screwed to the breeze block exact shaped
18mm +6mm MDF. This ended up with the MDF being almost flush (slightly lower
but good enough) with the plaster. I then filled edges and painted and used
expanding fittings in the breeze block to hold the bracket to the wall.

I have also seen a house where two large (floor to ceiling and width of
plasma screen) sheets of MDF/block board where screwed/bonded to the
plasterboard and plainted the room colour. The plasma screen attached to
this sheets. I think the rear sheet had a section missing so you could feed
cables down the back and they appear at ground level. Looked OK if you don't
mind raised section of wall and missing section of skirting board and
something strange to leave the next purchasers of the house.