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    #32
    cheif kaiser
    Registered Users Posts: 632 ✭✭✭cheif kaiser


    I always just buy a trade pack https://www.screwfix.ie/p/goldscrew-pz-double-countersunk-woodscrews-trade-pack-1400-pcs/69034

    A box of red wall plugs and a box of brown wall plugs and you good to go for the vast majority of projects.


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    #33
    awec
    Administrators Posts: 53,439 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    aido79 wrote: »
    The main thing you need to take from this thread is not to use rawl plugs in plasterboard. There might be a few different solutions mentioned but rawl plugs aren't one of them.

    Rawl plugs work absolutely fine in plasterboard, so long as you use the ones for plasterboard and you use them for what they are intended (i.e. not really heavy things).


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    #34
    aido79
    Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 5,374 Mod ✭✭✭✭aido79


    awec wrote: »
    Rawl plugs work absolutely fine in plasterboard, so long as you use the ones for plasterboard and you use them for what they are intended (i.e. not really heavy things).

    It depends what they're being used for. The OP mentioned using them to hang curtains which would be a bad idea.


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    #35
    cloneslad
    Registered Users Posts: 2,583 ✭✭✭cloneslad


    Hurrache wrote: »
    This is the only thing you need
    https://www.screwfix.ie/p/setting-tool/12429
    along with wall anchors like this
    https://www.screwfix.ie/p/rawlplug-hollow-wall-anchors-m6-x-52mm-20-pack/68410

    I wouldn't bother with the plastic ones or screw in plugs when hanging heavy stuff.

    Agree 100% of these for any heavy items. I've used them on some pretty heavy mirrors and some shelving I knew would be taking a decent bit of weight and they are great. Straight forward to use too.

    We only have curtains in 2 spare bedrooms and I just used rawl plugs and screws for them. Once you use the right size rawl plug and screw for the job they should hold up fine, unless someone is hanging out of them.


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    #36
    Turbulent Bill
    Registered Users Posts: 1,622 ✭✭✭Turbulent Bill


    cloneslad wrote: »
    Agree 100% of these for any heavy items. I've used them on some pretty heavy mirrors and some shelving I knew would be taking a decent bit of weight and they are great. Straight forward to use too.

    We only have curtains in 2 spare bedrooms and I just used rawl plugs and screws for them. Once you use the right size rawl plug and screw for the job they should hold up fine, unless someone is hanging out of them.

    Agreed too, the only caveat is to get fittings designed for your plasterboard thickness, so the 'wings' fold out properly. The installation tool makes them a doddle to put in, and I've found them bombproof once installed (including for curtains).

    I've never had success with Rawlplugs in plasterboard, and can't see how the design would work consistently given the board will crush once the screw is put in. It's just a matter of time before they loosen.


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    #37
    dodzy
    Registered Users Posts: 9,930 ✭✭✭dodzy


    aido79 wrote: »

    These are much better:

    https://www.screwfix.ie/c/screws-nails-fixings/plasterboard-fixings/cat840020

    Terrible, terrible fittings.


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    #38
    Bluefoam
    Registered Users Posts: 7,717 ✭✭✭Bluefoam


    I ended up getting a multibox of these Rawl plugs... Have used them for dozens of projects since and have bought various sizes to have at hand. Can't fault them, they've been super strong and nothing that I've put up has budged. They are a bit pricey, but if you're putting something on your wall, it's a permanent feature, so deserves to be done right.

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B016AD76FW?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

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