What is the best anchors for plaster walls?
I have tried alot of different anchors but plaster is brittle
when drilled into.
I have used a long screw to go into the lattes that is nailed
to the studs. Seems to work well with good hold.
I am not trying to hang anything heavy.
Those plastic anchors work for drywall not plaster.
Thanks

Sounds like you have real plaster walls, the plastic anchors IMO are
sucky, using a screw works better, make sure to hit a lathe. Better
yet, a stud.

mo wrote:
What is the best anchors for plaster walls?
I have tried alot of different anchors but plaster is brittle
when drilled into.
I have used a long screw to go into the lattes that is nailed
to the studs. Seems to work well with good hold.
I am not trying to hang anything heavy.
Those plastic anchors work for drywall not plaster.
Thanks



I had plaster in my last house. Any anchor pretty much works well. Any
non-anchor (like nail hooks) sucks.

You might need a better drill bit or drill. Otherwise I didnt have any
problem with anchors.

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"mo" wrote in message
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What is the best anchors for plaster walls?
I have tried alot of different anchors but plaster is brittle
when drilled into.
I have used a long screw to go into the lattes that is nailed
to the studs. Seems to work well with good hold.
I am not trying to hang anything heavy.
Those plastic anchors work for drywall not plaster.
Thanks



Hitting the lathe with a screw that is at least 1.25" into the wall is
always a good choice. When you can't do that the absolute best if you need
to hang something heavy is to use a 1/8 x 3" toggle bolt and a molly hanger
( a small hook made for use with screws). The small fluted plastic anchors
work fairly well for light duty applications. The big fat screw in type
anchor whether plastic or metal do not work at all with plaster.

Happy hanging.

Toggle bolt, expanding bolt is 100% the best choice

mo wrote:
What is the best anchors for plaster walls?
I have tried alot of different anchors but plaster is brittle
when drilled into.
I have used a long screw to go into the lattes that is nailed
to the studs. Seems to work well with good hold.
I am not trying to hang anything heavy.
Those plastic anchors work for drywall not plaster.
Thanks

I suggest the toggle type anchors that change shape after they are
installed. There are both plastic and metal types. The metal ones tend to
have long screws and have a part the swivels out once it is through the hole
and the plastic ones tend to have a part the bends as the screw is tightened
causing parts of the plastic to fold out. I am not talking about the type
that just expand wider as the screw is put in.


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Joseph Meehan

Dia duit

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"mo" wrote in message
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What is the best anchors for plaster walls?
I have tried alot of different anchors but plaster is brittle
when drilled into.
I have used a long screw to go into the lattes that is nailed
to the studs. Seems to work well with good hold.
I am not trying to hang anything heavy.
Those plastic anchors work for drywall not plaster.
Thanks



Hitting the lathe with a screw that is at least 1.25" into the wall is
always a good choice. When you can't do that the absolute best if you need
to hang something heavy is to use a 1/8 x 3" toggle bolt and a molly
hanger
( a small hook made for use with screws). The small fluted plastic anchors
work fairly well for light duty applications. The big fat screw in type
anchor whether plastic or metal do not work at all with plaster.

Happy hanging.

I've had good luck with the "big fat screw in type anchor" when I pre drill
a hole that makes it necessary only for the actual "threads" of the anchor
to cut into the plaster.

Tom G.

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I've had good luck with the "big fat screw in type anchor" when I pre
drill
a hole that makes it necessary only for the actual "threads" of the anchor
to cut into the plaster.

Tom G.



I am happy for you.

I have repaired a lot of installations installed with this type of anchor.
For insurance and liability reasons I can't justify using it except extreme
light duty applications for it's designed purpose in drywall.

Colbyt

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What is the best anchors for plaster walls?
I have tried alot of different anchors but plaster is brittle
when drilled into.
I have used a long screw to go into the lattes that is nailed
to the studs. Seems to work well with good hold.
I am not trying to hang anything heavy.
Those plastic anchors work for drywall not plaster.
Thanks



Hitting the lathe with a screw that is at least 1.25" into the wall is
always a good choice. When you can't do that the absolute best if you need
to hang something heavy is to use a 1/8 x 3" toggle bolt and a molly
hanger
( a small hook made for use with screws). The small fluted plastic anchors
work fairly well for light duty applications. The big fat screw in type
anchor whether plastic or metal do not work at all with plaster.

Happy hanging.


I've had good luck with the "big fat screw in type anchor" when I pre drill
a hole that makes it necessary only for the actual "threads" of the anchor
to cut into the plaster.

Tom G.



Work fine for me as well. And we hung some ~40lb pictures. Just don't
use nails. We didnt drill into the stud either. But if you got a stud
might as well use it.

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Thank you,



"Then said I, Wisdom [is] better than strength: nevertheless the poor
man's wisdom [is] despised, and his words are not heard." Ecclesiastes 9:16

replying to roger61611, Maly wrote:
roger61611 wrote:

Sounds like you have real plaster walls, the plastic anchors IMO are
sucky, using a screw works better, make sure to hit a lathe. Better
yet, a stud.


I can't find the studs, and the ones I did find aren't anywhere near the
area I need to hang my little caninet?

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On Saturday, February 18, 2006 8:47:21 AM UTC-6, mo wrote:
What is the best anchors for plaster walls? I have tried alot of different anchors but plaster is brittle when drilled into. I have used a long screw to go into the lattes that is nailed to the studs. Seems to work well with good hold. I am not trying to hang anything heavy. Those plastic anchors work for drywall not plaster.Thanks

Use toggle bolts that have a folding wing that pops out after you are completely through the wall material. But, you can't remove the screw once it is in, or the toggle portion will fall off and down into the wall cavity, so you must have your bracket attached to the toggle bolts before you put them in place.