Stud walls: are there any bloody fixings that work

[BeverleyCrusher]

I just cannot get the rawlplugs to stay in, even using the ones with the spready arms. Just keep having to use bigger and bigger ones. Is there some magic solution I am missing?

You can buy expanding ones especially for stud walls. I'll try and find some for you

This kind have always worked for me m.screwfix.com/p/dewalt-plasterboard-fixings-metal-25mm-pack-of-100/69132

www.screwfix.com/c/screws-nails-fixings/fixings-fasteners/cat840004

Have a look on there. The big fat silver cone shapes ones work well for light things. We've used the expanding ones for mirrors and the towel rails.

We've tried the first 2 plastic types but not those metal cones, they look hardy. Offending item is the loo roll holder, so it is subject to some movement. And is currently on its way off the wall for the 3rd time

I use the giant screw in ones, they're brilliant. Spready arm ones never work on our walls, they seem to struggle with the insulation. For things like shelf brackets I tend to dollop on no more nails as well. We've got some really heavy shelves held up by two screw in plasterboard fixings and a ton of no more nails.

m.screwfix.com/p/fischer-self-drill-plasterboard-fixings-metal-50mm-pack-of-100/27238

These ones.

Wouldn't you be better to attach it to the stud?

Of course. But they're not always in useful places.

Of course but usually findable at least by sticking a metal skewer through the plaster board in many places and filling the holes afterwards

There's only so far away from the toilet one wants the toilet roll holder

We had some cabinets put up today using Magpie's suggestion (drylined wall studs all in wrong places for what we wanted). The guy doing it was was totally certain they would do the job. (Fingers crossed they will!)

Would they work on stair gates? We are going to have to put one back up for the new puppy in a few weeks (fingers crossed!) but last time we had it, it had to screw into the stair bannister post on the hinge side as that's where the most movement is. Dh said it would pull off the wall if we attached the hinge side to the wall. Imagine coming down the stairs and having the latch against the wall on the opposite side of the hallway where you want to turn into. Very annoying.

For cabinets we tend to use fuck off giant screws and go into the block work actually...

I've just painted the wall so am not about to go fishing making holes in it, and yes I would like the loo roll within arm's length :o

The metal screw thingummies look the business, I'm off to buy them!

Your stairgate will need to go into a stud or get the sort of stair gate that does not require fixing to wall the adjustable width type we used this as live in listed building and putting holes in bannistrers and newel posts was never an option

A toilet roll holder is fine with rawl plug type things but heavier stuff needs to be into a stud

We have Terrible trouble with fixing things to walls when they are paper thin, try these worked for us