Plasterboard fixings- The good, the bad and the useless!
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 Published On Sep 16, 2015

There are a vast array of plasterboard fixings available for use on hollow plasterboard walls. In this video we test out many of them, ranging from simple universal plugs to larger fixings such as Snap toggles and Grip it fixings. The video includes- plasplugs hollow wall anchors, Plasplugs heavy duty plasterboard hollow wall anchor, Universal wall plug, Worm screw, redi driver, Rosette plasterboard fixing, Snap toggle, Hollow wall anchors, Grip it fixing.

Snap-toggle video here-    • snaptoggle  
Plasterboard weight test video including the snap toggle (zip fix)    • The worlds strongest plasterboard fix...  
Fixing heavy items to drywall/plasterboard-    • How to fix heavy items to plasterboar...  

Zip fix on ebay- https://fave.co/2VWxovO

Some plasterboard fixings will not work correctly unless you get the correct fixing for the thickness of plasterboard that you are fixing to! If you are fixing to plasterboard which has been dot and dabbed to a wall, you can fix to the wall behind using one of these two fixings-
Rigifix fixings-    • Rigifix wall anchors  
Corefix fixings-    • How to fix a shelf to a dot and dab w...  

Here are some other plasterboard fixing videos that you might find useful-
How much weight can plasterboard fixings hold-    • The worlds strongest plasterboard fix...   Plasterboard weight tests 2020 -    • Plasterboard fixings weight test 2020...  
Plasterboard fixings, the good, bad and useless-    • Plasterboard fixings- The good, the b...  

How to fix heavy items to plasterboard-    • How to fix heavy items to plasterboar...  

How to use hollow wall anchors-    • How to use hollow wall anchors  

How to use a hollow wall anchor setting tool -    • How to use a hollow wall anchor setti...  

Grip-It fixings -    • GripIt fixings  

Geefix fixings-    • GeeFix cavity fixings  

Bladefixers-    • Bladefixers plasterboard fixing  

EZ grip fixings-    • Ezgrip plasterboard fixings  

Rosett plasterboard fixings -    • Rosett Plasterboard Fixing  

Thorsman Duo Max fixings -    • Thorsman Duo Max | plasterboard fixing  

If you want to know which plasterboard fixings can hold the most weight, I have done several tests over the years, all of which have been collated into a single forum post here- http://www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk/for...

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