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Dave Liquorice
 
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On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 00:37:45 +0100, Peter Hucker wrote:

Whenever I use these blasted things, whatever I've hung up ends up
falling down, pulling with it half a tonne of plaster. TIPS PLEASE!


DON'T SHOUT!

Make sure that a significant length of the plug is in the substrate
not the plaster. Plaster does not have any strength. The plugs and
screws generally supplied with stuff are not long enough. With 1/2" of
plaster you need at least 1 1/4" screws/plugs.

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