Rodriguez’s article reminds me of a pledge I’ve made to myself of trying to understand the design and use of the fastener I need before venturing into the most confusing and confounding aisle of the hardware store, that place where all the bolts, anchors, screws and nails are kept. Remember to make sure you have the correct drill bit size for the wall anchor you’re using or you’ll have one of those multiple trips to the hardware store sort of day. If the wall is hollow I can get a bigger drill bit and use either of the two wall anchors in this post. If I do I can just use a regular old screw. If I’m not sure if there’s a piece of solid wood behind where I’m drilling, and in an old lath and plaster wall it’s often hard to tell, I drill a tiny pilot hole to see if I hit solid wood behind the lath. Ansoon Zinc Self Drilling Drywall Hollow-Wall Anchors with Screws Kit, 100 Heavy Duty Metal Wall Anchors and 1008 x 1-1/4 Screws - 200 Pieces All Together. Rodriguez suggests that it will work in lath and plaster and there’s even a new tool to make installation easier if you’ve got a lot of them to put in.Īnd a tip on using either of these two hollow wall anchors: they won’t work if you hit a stud or fire block. The patent goes back to the 1930s so there’s nothing new about this particular flavor of wall anchor. Though I haven’t tried this type of wall anchor I’m intrigued with another anchor that Rodriquez mentions, the Molly bolt. It’s not perfect as sometimes the plastic snaps prematurely, but I’ve used this bit of hardware to hang heavy stuff successfully, such as flat screen TVs. One I’ve already blogged about, is the pull toggle pictured above. I’d like to highlight two of the suggested anchors in that Fine Woodworking article for those of us in the lath and plaster tribe. But, if that’s not an option, take a look at Rodriguez’s article for all your wall anchor needs, whatever kind of wall you’re dealing with. The entire sensoralong with the yellow LEDslights up bright blue, making it extremely easy to know when you’re on top of a stud. By all means, if you can, get thee some picture rail. Capable of detecting nails and screws up to four inches deep, the Zircon MetalliScanner M40 Stud Finder is powerful enough for use on drywall and plaster walls. Fine Woodworking has a phenomenal article by Mario Rodriguez that, next to the meaning of life, unlocks the second greatest philosophical conundrum of all time, “what kind of wall anchor should I use?” If, like us, you live in an old house with lath and plaster walls you’ve likely made a mess at one point or had something just plain fall of the wall.
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