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Plastic Anchor These conical plastic anchors are worthless for drywall. A #10 screw directly into the wall will work as well. (They work OK for light duty in masonry)
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Plastic Anchor These conical plastic anchors are worthless for drywall. A #10 screw directly into the wall will work as well. (They work OK for light duty in masonry)
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Nylon Wall Driller I like these for a pulling force of less than than about 20# on a single fastener.
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Nylon Toggle Wall Grip These fasteners work well for things like bathroom fixtures and towel racks. They're like a lighter duty toggle bolt, but don't require the toggle bolt's large hole, and the "wings" don't fall off if you have to remove the screw temporarily. They can hold a pulling force of about 40# each.
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Molly Bolt A traditional favorite for fairly strong holding power. |
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Toggle Bolt For heavier lifting, the larger toggle bolts are a traditional favorite. Toggle bolts require a bigger hole in the wall, and if you ever have to remove them they drop the anchor part (wing) inside the wall and you have to get another one. |
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If you have really heavy loads you should not use drywall fasteners. For the sake of argument, let's say a pulling force of 75# is the upper limit for a single toggle bolt. By pulling I mean forces trying to pull the fastener out of the wall. All of them can handle somewhat greater forces that are parallel to the wall--at right angles to the fastener, like a hanging picture. So, if you must apply more than 75# to a single fastener you need to use screws run into studs. If you simply can't position the fastener at a stud, then span two studs with a board screwed to the studs, and screw the object to the board. |
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Picture Hangers For pictures and light objects, picture hangers will do. |
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I haven't been able to find a good article on wall fasteners. This one is the best I've found. Here's a video on using drywall fasteners.
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