Hollow wall fixing technique

[grim_d]

Time might be money but you cant go smashing big dirty holes in peoples walls and leaving them there just because a cupboard is going up.

 

[Toleman]

Time might be money but you cant go smashing big dirty holes in peoples walls and leaving them there just because a cupboard is going up.

Customers stand and watch me do it.

A hole is a hole whether it's neat or not. The only difference is the person who repairs it in the future has to to square it off first.

 

[brightspark]

I've got one but times money. It's never seen and the damaged plasterboard is away from my fixings. It also costs no more than a few screws and is stronger than any of the on fixings on the market. Comes down to surface area

rough as a badgers a..sehole .u could just patch them up quickly with backing plaster it might not bother some but u wouldn't be working for me doing it

 

[zx9]

rough as a badgers a..sehole .u could just patch them up quickly with backing plaster it might not bother some but u wouldn't be working for me doing it

To do a proper job you would cut a regular panel out of the board spanning two uprights, screw noggins to the uprights, fit 1/2" ply then re instate the plasterboard, joint fill, rub down and re paint.
We have to do the above for articulated arm TV / monitor mounts on existing stud wall, it is made clear that the filling and making good is the responsibility of the client or main contractor.

 

[dazza]

I try not to use this whilst getting in the shower but i forget. Should shower with my work boots on.

 

[Rocketman]

I've got one but times money. It's never seen and the damaged plasterboard is away from my fixings. It also costs no more than a few screws and is stronger than any of the on fixings on the market. Comes down to surface area

We are probably talking max 1 minute longer to do the initial hole which will be nice and square without the plasterboard blown on all the edges. Easy then to patch up.