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Drywall anchors far better imo. Like theseI would have used plaster board rawl plugs, the metal screw in ones. Man, you've gone to a lot of trouble for the sake of a rawl plug ?
Or possibly screw a piece of ply on to the wall into the joists, it would only be a little bigger than your original board.
Why didn't you say they were umbrella or brolly fixings you were linking toDrywall anchors far better imo. Like these
To avoid regional differences in what things are called. I should have called them hollow wall anchors. But if I ask for a box of dry wall anchors at a certain size and that's what I get. If I ask for umbrella or brolly fixings I'd get a confused stare.Why didn't you say they were umbrella or brolly fixings you were linking to
If I asked my fixings suppliers for drywall anchors the response I would get is which ones do you wantTo avoid regional differences in what things are called. I should have called them hollow wall anchors. But if I ask for a box of dry wall anchors at a certain size and that's what I get. If I ask for umbrella or brolly fixings I'd get a confused stare.
Same as 100A Service blocks, we call them Isco's, you call them Henleys
The post that sparked this interesting debate, about regional variation of terms used for fixings intended for use on hollow walls, also included a link to the specific type of product being reffered to.If I asked my fixings suppliers for drywall anchors the response I would get is which ones do you want
Actually had to look it up the first time I heard the term HenleysTo avoid regional differences in what things are called. I should have called them hollow wall anchors. But if I ask for a box of dry wall anchors at a certain size and that's what I get. If I ask for umbrella or brolly fixings I'd get a confused stare.
Same as 100A Service blocks, we call them Isco's, you call them Henleys
Might be worth looking at, they must make something worthwhile after all!Don’t shoot me, but I like the Proteus 100A blocks. They come with replaceable shields so you can blank off the entries you don’t need, and can reuse them if things change.
Horrible, old and when working through it, in my hair!Actually, I don't think lath-and-plaster comes in any options other than "horrible and old".
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