Hollow walls and hanging a mirror
 

Hi All,

I would like to hang a mirror (approx 15kg) on some hollow plasterboard
walls and I'm not entirely sure (not having had much experience with hollow
walls) what fittings would be appropriate. I have the screws from where the
mirror was previously hung on a solid wall but presumably rawlplugs aren't
going to be much use....

Cheers

Hollow walls and hanging a mirror
 

On 23/12/2010 21:53, Endulini wrote:
Hi All,

I would like to hang a mirror (approx 15kg) on some hollow plasterboard
walls and I'm not entirely sure (not having had much experience with
hollow walls) what fittings would be appropriate. I have the screws from
where the mirror was previously hung on a solid wall but presumably
rawlplugs aren't going to be much use....

Cheers

Unless the timber studs inside the wall are in a convenient place to
screw into, you need some of these:
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/18266/...Anchors-5x43mm

When done up, they squeeze up and the bendy bits at the back clamp onto
the back of the plasterboard. They're much easier to fit if you use the
proper setting tool - but you can do it without.

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/12429/...l#BVRRWidgetID

You can then hang fairly heavy loads on the wall with no trouble.
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Cheers,
Roger
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Hollow walls and hanging a mirror
 

On 23/12/2010 21:53, Endulini wrote:
Hi All,

I would like to hang a mirror (approx 15kg) on some hollow plasterboard
walls and I'm not entirely sure (not having had much experience with
hollow walls) what fittings would be appropriate. I have the screws from
where the mirror was previously hung on a solid wall but presumably
rawlplugs aren't going to be much use....

Cheers

Our builders screwed some mdf to the wall into the uprights, and then
glued the mirror to that, using special mirror adhesive. Apparently,
there is special adhesive that won't strip the reflective surface off
the back of the mirror, and that's important. Not tried, myself.
I don't imagine it can be removed without some bad luck :-)

Actually, they stood the MDF off the wall with some battons to allow for
some concealed lighting behind the top of the mirror, which works quite
well.

--
Ron

Hollow walls and hanging a mirror
 

On 23/12/10 21:53, Endulini wrote:
Hi All,

I would like to hang a mirror (approx 15kg) on some hollow plasterboard
walls and I'm not entirely sure (not having had much experience with
hollow walls) what fittings would be appropriate. I have the screws from
where the mirror was previously hung on a solid wall but presumably
rawlplugs aren't going to be much use....

Cheers

anything that balloons out behind the board will be fine - 15kg flat
against the PB isn't much load.

Butteryfly toggles, or any of the new plastic jobbies that mushroom out
should be fine.

--
Tim Watts