Grip it

[Aindowsimon]

Hi any off you guys using these looking for any sort of feed back , seems a descent product , or do any of you use something else ?

 

[davesparks]

What is it?

 

[Aindowsimon]

Plasterboard fixing never seen it in the flesh personally , il check you tube for a link

http://youtu.be/UmaqGwvNIss

 

[Aindowsimon]

Bit daft drilling out the adhesive rather than just plugging in that instance , but in partition maybe better idea ,
Wonder if it's worth the £

 

[davesparks]

For dot n dab that looks like a complete waste of time and money when you can just drill into the block and rawlplug it as usual.

For a stud wall I can't see me rushing out to buy any as there are plastic rawlplugs or worms designed for plasterboard that work perfectly well and for anything that needs serious fixings it'll probably want a nogging fitted anyway

 

[HandySparks]

For a really solid fixing in dot and dab, I use Dryline Pro:
DrylinePro - Plasterboard wall fixings for drylined walls

If it's something lighter, an ordinary large plug will do.

 

[Robson689]

For a really solid fixing in dot and dab, I use Dryline Pro:
DrylinePro - Plasterboard wall fixings for drylined walls

If it's something lighter, an ordinary large plug will do.

I can second this recommendation. They're very good I have hung my TV on the wall using them.

 

[Leesparkykent]

I see these grip it fixings on dragons den...peter jones pulled the radiator off the plasterboard wall.

 

[David M]

Hi any off you guys using these looking for any sort of feed back , seems a descent product , or do any of you use something else ?

Don't bother, they are expensive and difficult to install correctly every time!!

I used them last week, the builder I was working with had some. To be fair the brown size are better than the red. The yellow ones... well unless you have fingers smaller than a child and the touch of an angel forget it.

For the red ones you have to drill a 16mm hole first, then push the fixing into the board tapping it into place until the blades at the rear are clear enough for you to turn them using a small flat head screw driver.
This all sounds easy but in practice not so simple. If you knock them in too far they just fall out behind the board and if you are not far enough the blades won't turn. When you come to turn the blades you have to be careful not to press too hard or its game over and the fitting falls out again behind the board. Oh and if you press on too hard when installing the fixing screw its game over yet again! Basically if you don't get it right first attempt then it will cost you!

Obviously on a dot and dab wall they won't work where the spots of adhesive are.

Once in place... they grip quite well but no better than cheaper simpler fixings available.

This is my personal opinion and I wouldn't want you guys wasting you time or hard earned money on a novelty product.

 

[hightower]

Another for dry line pro. Fixed my tv to the wall and honestly felt it would have taken all my weight easily

 

[Aindowsimon]

Never even heard of the dry line pro either seems a great idea also and proven as well it seems , it takes ages for new products getting to wholesalers this neck of the woods , it's all old hat for you guys when it's new to me

 

[londonfire]

Have always used hollow wall anchors with an applicator tool like these
http://www.NoLinkingToThis/c/screws...101?cm_sp=level3-_-screwsfixings-_-hollowwall

Really easy to use and only leave a small hole if removed (just use a drill bit for metal)

 

[Barry White]

Have always used hollow wall anchors with an applicator tool like these
Hollow Wall Anchors | Anchors | NoLinkingToThis

Really easy to use and only leave a small hole if removed (just use a drill bit for metal)

I use these find them usefull and easy dont think they will work on dot n dab as they need room behind the plasterboard. but on dot n dab I use longer fixings and fix to the substrate below

 

[londonfire]

I'm the same same only use when hollow.

 

[Geordie Spark]

What is it?

...... and where is it descending to? :confused5:

 

[telectrix]

is it a sex toy? connect 12V battery to the 2 termimals, give it to the wife/girlfriend, stand back?

 

[GETWIRED]

Crap. They're all or mostly crap, the only ones worth using are the snaptoggles, expensive though, worth out about £1.10 each If it isnt heavy like a rose or something then drywall screws are adequate.

 

[UNG]

I see these grip it fixings on dragons den...peter jones pulled the radiator off the plasterboard wall.

And the guy doing the pitch blamed it on the plasterboard being damp

Don't bother, they are expensive and difficult to install correctly every time!!

That was my thought when I saw them in a plumbers merchants,


I have never used them mainly due to the cost but also the installation of them looks over complicated compared to the many other fixings out there that will do the same job

 

[David M]

And the guy doing the pitch blamed it on the plasterboard being damp



That was my thought when I saw them in a plumbers merchants,


I have never used them mainly due to the cost but also the installation of them looks over complicated compared to the many other fixings out there that will do the same job

Unless the plasterboard is in perfect condition with only one even coat of plaster they are overly difficult to install.

The thing is you have to drill a relatively large hole and the blades at the rear are quite small, so they don't grip the board any better than cheaper simpler options on the market.
If the drilled hole is too sloppy or the plasterboard crumbles slightly the fixing falls through and is very difficult to keep in place while trying to fix & mount your item.
Has I mentioned before, they work quite well if they are installed absolutely spot on. But this takes practice, time and a really good solid plasterboard wall.

Bottom line is, they aren't (in my opinion) worth the cost or the hassle.

 

[Brightspark2]

I thought they were good when I used them.

Had a plasterboard wall which normal fixings just wouldn't grip into or pulled out so easily. Screwfix was local so I nipped round to see what they had, bought these and thought they was good. Easy to install and solid fix.