Plasterboard on Dabs Fixing Kit for Four Uprights

Long screws and expanding metal anchors that reach through the void to the block behind. This is the wall that catches people out and the kit is free with any system if you ask.

Fixings decide whether shelving stays on the wall, and the wall decides the fixing. Brick and dense block take a plug and a screw. Timber stud takes a structural screw straight in. Plasterboard on dabs needs something long enough to reach the block behind, and metal stud needs a toggle. If you are not sure what you have, drill a 3mm hole somewhere it will not show and look at the dust. Red is brick, grey is block, white and fluffy is plasterboard.

Specification

• Dimensions: see the product name
• Material: stainless steel, nylon or zinc plated as appropriate
• Finish: as supplied
• Load rating: stated on the pack for the wall type it suits
• Span and bracket spacing: sized for uprights at 600mm centres
• Adjustability: not applicable
• Suitable walls: brick, block, concrete and timber stud. Plasterboard on dabs needs the long fixing kit, which is a free option at the checkout
• Fixings: this is the fixing kit itself
• Covers four uprights at 1800mm unless the name says otherwise
• Free with any complete system if you tell us your wall type
• Weight: approximately 0.8 kilograms

What you get

• One plasterboard on dabs fixing kit for four uprights as described
• A wall identification card
• A drilling and torque guide

Fitting

Two people, a drill, a spirit level and about two hours for a single wall. Mark the top line first and hang every upright from it rather than measuring up from the floor, because floors are never level and a shelf that follows the floor looks wrong in a way nobody can put their finger on. Fix the first upright, level it, then use a shelf as a straight edge to set the next one. The fixing pack, a paper template and a printed sequence are in the box.