Plasplugs Hollow Door Plugs & Drill Bit 20 Pack

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For the purposes of this guide we are going to run through two of the above techniques for fixing to a hollow door. First we are going to use the purpose made hollow door fixings to fix a coat hanger rail to a hollow door and then we are going to secure a batten to the door using construction adhesive. Fixing to a Hollow Door Using Hollow Door Fixings Lay your piece of batten face down and apply several thin beads of construction adhesive across the face of the timber. The hooks above also feature a handy support to prevent it from dropping. In most cases if you are hanging heavy items, unless the fixing is supported from below as in the hook diagram above, the weight of the item will eventually cause the fixing to drop. Fixing a Batten to the Door Put the rail to one side and then pop the drill bit that comes with the fixings into a drill and drill out the two holes. If you didn’t get a drill bit then the correct size bit to use is a 6mm bit In the following guide we look at some of the best methods of fixing to hollow doors and ensuring that the object you’re fixing actually stays in place on the door. Types of Hollow Door Fixings

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If leaving the door in place and holding with screws, you can either use the hollow door fixings mentioned above or just use some standard screws, we will be using the latter in this case. Once level, use a screw or other thin pointed object to mark through the fixing holes on the hanging rail to show where you need to drill your fixing holes. For anything up to the weight of a t-shirt they’ll just about hold but for anything heavier a proprietary fixing needs to be used. If you are looking for the strongest fixing point possible then the best solution is to attach a batten onto the door and then use this to attach your hooks, hangers or other objects. The batten can be painted to match the decoration of the room. x Hollow Door Regular Duty Fixings & Screws for use in Hollow Doors, Thin Skin Partitions, Plywood and Fibreglass. Ideal for the home, boat and caravan.Allow 24 hours for the construction adhesive to fully dry and you can then remove the screws and fill the holes over before painting. When it comes to actual physical fixings, these are the best fixings DIY Doctor have found for this job. The fixings in question are made by Plasplug and can be seen in the image below. To improve things even further, Plasplug also make a hook with the fixing included to make your life even easier, this particular product can be seen in the image below.

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I put in some hollow door plugs which I thought might help the screws grip better but that has made it worse and the hinge is now coming away from the door. Using standard screws are ok to a point but if any weight or pulling force is applied to them, in most cases they rip straight out, especially when fixing handles to hollow doors due to the forces applied to them when opening and closing the door itself.Once leveled up, insert a screw each end and screw up tight to hold batten which adhesive dries out. In terms of fixing the batten to the door you have two choices; use the same hollow door fixings mentioned above or glue the batten in place using one of the many construction adhesives available today. You should drill through the outer(existing) and your new piece and countersink and insert screw right through to the top insert piece.