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A stud wall or stud work wall – is where a wooden frame is constructed to create the room partitions and the plasterboard is then attached to the framework. Once a boiler is on the wall I always test my fixings by giving a little pull to ensure it has held solidly. One massive design flaw/failure on the part of Corefix to fully inform the user - DO NOT use any sort of power tool to install. But as the term "hollow wall" has started to become used to describe what is more accurately a dot and dab or stud wall, then the term hollow wall anchor has also become extended to cover rawl plugs as well. Hopefully someone will be along shortly who’s used them, but based on my experience of the normal ones I’d say to give them (AIR) a try.
The phrase "hollow wall" is creeping into the English language (mainly via the internet) so you might see the term "hollow wall anchors" referred to in connection with internal stud wall / dot and dab wall fixings. From the wide range of Cobra wall fixings and hooks you can find the right fixing for any wall or application, from plasterboard to wood or concrete, heavy duty items to picture frames as well as many self-drilling fixings which only require a screwdriver to install. First off these are expensive for what they are which is long rawl plugs, some thin metal tubes and long screws.Check out some YouTube videos of them, the trick is in the massive surface area that they have to hold the back of the plasterboard. Steel core bridges the gap behind the plasterboard and transfers load to the solid blockwork and prevents the plasterboard crushing.
and I’d worry in the event of a child pulling/wobbling event, and play in the fixing may slowly bring it loose. United Kingdom (Deutsch, English) (Nederlands, français, English) (Português) (Български) (English, français) (简体中文, English) (čeština, English) (dansk, English) (eesti keel) (suomi, English) (français, English) (Deutsch, English) (magyar, English) (English) (English) (Italiano,English) (한국어) (latviešu) (lietuvių k. Initially designed for hanging heavy kitchen cabinets, it is now widely used in the plumbing and heating, kitchen, bathroom and DIY sectors. Suitable for wall mounted TVs, Cabinets, Boilers, Radiators, Shelving, Sinks, Toilets, Pictures and Curtain Poles.The recommended safe load of 73kg (4 x fixings) includes a conservative Factor of Safety (see datasheet for further details). Other materials that it can be used in conjunction with include fibreboards and insulated plasterboard.
The best plasterboard fixing to use, if you have masonry behind the plasterboard and need to support a heavy weight, would be the Corefix fixing. Made in Britain, Corefix wall plugs are independently reviewed to ensure a safe and secure hold no matter the fixture. When you are happy the plug is secure, either with or without grab adhesive (your decision), tap home the tube and attach your fitting with the screw. The basic concept is that these plugs fit in a drilled hole and enable a screw to be securely fixed into material that is either porous or brittle or that would otherwise not support the weight of the item.I used them to hang a 42kg vertical radiator on a drylined wall and the fittings were very good, with nice simple instructions. Living in a new-ish house with dot and dab exterior walls, fitting anything heaver than a picture to the wall has always been a real bind. Available in three ranges Corefix original, for all block and brickwork, Corefix Air, for lightweight thermalite blocks and Plus30, with a 20mm longer screw for deeper brackets and fixtures (on the outside of the plasterboard).
This highly effective and innovative product was developed to safely secure heavy loads including cabinets and brackets to dot and dab plasterboard walls or board supported on battens. The person fitting them was impressed with the product also having the steel thread which sits in the wall plug for the additional support. Corefix is a unique heavy duty fixing system for dot and dab wall construction, a method used almost exclusively in the UK’s new build homes. The commonly used rawl plug and screw is a classic example, but for a more secure and safe fixing the Corefix solution is hard to beat.
Often resulting in the fixing screw bending slightly over time due to the distance between the rawl plug and the face of the plasterboard/item being fixed. No matter your level of installation experience, our Corefix wall plugs have a straightforward design for a quick and easy installation using only a drill, hammer and screwdriver.
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