Hi Folks,

I'm a real n00b at d.i.y , so bear with me.

All I want to do right now is put up a bathroom rack on my wall. It's a thin
plaster wall (1-1.5cm thick), so I'm not sure what I can insert into the
wall to make the bathroom rack fit securely on it. Each side of the rack has
holes which I assume are supposed to hang onto screws that are protruding
from the wall.

And that's it!

Appreciate any suggestions, thanks

Rod

In article , sanatogen
writes
I'm a real n00b at d.i.y , so bear with me.

So get a pipe and stud detector *before* you start the job. It's a
little too late when you've drilled through a water pipe...

All I want to do right now is put up a bathroom rack on my wall. It's a thin
plaster wall (1-1.5cm thick), so I'm not sure what I can insert into the
wall to make the bathroom rack fit securely on it. Each side of the rack has
holes which I assume are supposed to hang onto screws that are protruding
from the wall.

I do believe you'd be wiser to affix two horizontal battens onto which
you could fix the rack. Screw the battens into the vertical studs that
support the plaster wall.

If you try to use any sort of hollow wall fastening, you may be quite
*certain* that the rack and its fastenings will be pulled from the wall
by the first elderly relative to pay you a visit.

(OK, so I'm cynical -- but am I much mistaken?)

--
Paul

"sanatogen" wrote in message t...
Hi Folks,

I'm a real n00b at d.i.y , so bear with me.

All I want to do right now is put up a bathroom rack on my wall. It's a thin
plaster wall (1-1.5cm thick), so I'm not sure what I can insert into the
wall to make the bathroom rack fit securely on it. Each side of the rack has
holes which I assume are supposed to hang onto screws that are protruding
from the wall.

And that's it!

Appreciate any suggestions, thanks

Rod

We've just bought a small bathroom rack equipped with suckers to stick
onto the tiles - no need for screws.
Pricier than a normal rack but worth it in SWMBO's opinion!!

Alastair

On 7 Jan 2004 01:07:39 -0800, (Alastair) wrote:

"sanatogen" wrote in message t...
Hi Folks,

I'm a real n00b at d.i.y , so bear with me.

All I want to do right now is put up a bathroom rack on my wall. It's a thin
plaster wall (1-1.5cm thick), so I'm not sure what I can insert into the
wall to make the bathroom rack fit securely on it. Each side of the rack has
holes which I assume are supposed to hang onto screws that are protruding
from the wall.

And that's it!

Appreciate any suggestions, thanks

Rod

We've just bought a small bathroom rack equipped with suckers to stick
onto the tiles - no need for screws.
Pricier than a normal rack but worth it in SWMBO's opinion!!

Alastair

Until the day you say to your beloved "what was that noise dear-seemed to
come from the bathroom ? " and athe rack and all its contents has crashed
to the floor :-)
Stuart

--

"YESTERDAY is history,TOMORROW is a mystery,TODAY is a gift

That is why it is called the present "

In article , Alastair
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"sanatogen" wrote in message news:3ffb6ee2$0$
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All I want to do right now is put up a bathroom rack on my wall. It's a thin
plaster wall (1-1.5cm thick), so I'm not sure what I can insert into the
wall to make the bathroom rack fit securely on it. Each side of the rack has
holes which I assume are supposed to hang onto screws that are protruding
from the wall.

We've just bought a small bathroom rack equipped with suckers to stick
onto the tiles - no need for screws.
Pricier than a normal rack but worth it in SWMBO's opinion!!

Even better, one can be certain the rack should not damage the wall when
one's mother-in-law tries to swing on it...

--
Paul

"Stuart" wrote
| We've just bought a small bathroom rack equipped with suckers
| to stick onto the tiles - no need for screws.
| Pricier than a normal rack but worth it in SWMBO's opinion!!
| Until the day you say to your beloved "what was that noise dear -
| seemed to come from the bathroom ? " and athe rack and all its
| contents has crashed to the floor :-)

I've seen that happen with screw fixed ones too :-;

Owain

Stuart wrote in message . ..

We've just bought a small bathroom rack equipped with suckers to stick
onto the tiles - no need for screws.
Pricier than a normal rack but worth it in SWMBO's opinion!!

Alastair

Until the day you say to your beloved "what was that noise dear-seemed to
come from the bathroom ? " and athe rack and all its contents has crashed
to the floor :-)
Stuart


To be fair, the suckers are pretty substantial and stuck pretty firmly
even when bone dry.
But I guess the time will come when it falls off.....

Alastair

Sonuds good, I take it somewhere like B&Q will stock them?

Any urls?

Thanks

Rod

"Alastair" wrote in message
m...
"sanatogen" wrote in message
t...
Hi Folks,

I'm a real n00b at d.i.y , so bear with me.

All I want to do right now is put up a bathroom rack on my wall. It's a
thin
plaster wall (1-1.5cm thick), so I'm not sure what I can insert into the
wall to make the bathroom rack fit securely on it. Each side of the rack
has
holes which I assume are supposed to hang onto screws that are
protruding
from the wall.

And that's it!

Appreciate any suggestions, thanks

Rod

We've just bought a small bathroom rack equipped with suckers to stick
onto the tiles - no need for screws.
Pricier than a normal rack but worth it in SWMBO's opinion!!

Alastair

"sanatogen" wrote in message t...

We've just bought a small bathroom rack equipped with suckers to stick
onto the tiles - no need for screws.
Pricier than a normal rack but worth it in SWMBO's opinion!!

Alastair
Sonuds good, I take it somewhere like B&Q will stock them?

Any urls?

Thanks

Rod

We got it in John Lewis, although I think you may well pick one up in
B&Q. Homebase do a pack of 5 bits and bobs all with suckers on.
The JL one was about £18, which the missus considers worth the money,
others may not agree....

Alastair

Thanks, I'll reckon I'll be paying a trip very soon. :-)


"Alastair" wrote in message
om...
"sanatogen" wrote in message
t...

We've just bought a small bathroom rack equipped with suckers to stick
onto the tiles - no need for screws.
Pricier than a normal rack but worth it in SWMBO's opinion!!

Alastair
Sonuds good, I take it somewhere like B&Q will stock them?

Any urls?

Thanks

Rod

We got it in John Lewis, although I think you may well pick one up in
B&Q. Homebase do a pack of 5 bits and bobs all with suckers on.
The JL one was about £18, which the missus considers worth the money,
others may not agree....

Alastair