Drywall videos
Drywall is one of the most common building materials in the world today. This section contains videos that show how to cut, fix and attach things to drywall.
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How to fix heavy items to plasterboard / drywall
Added 1,136 Views / 0 LikesOne of the questions I get asked regularly is how to fix heavy items such as a TV to plasterboard or drywall. Unfortunately there are no plasterboard fixings available that I would trust to hold up a 65 inch TV that has cost hundreds of pounds, as even th
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How to remove plasterboard fixings and repair the hole in the drywall
Added 2,831 Views / 0 LikesSome of the plasterboard fixings today can leave a large diameter hole in the plasterboard or drywall once they are removed. In this demonstration a Geefix fixing is removed and also a GripIt fixing, both of these fixings will leave a 25mm or 1” dia
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GripIt fixings
Added 901 Views / 0 LikesGripIt fixings are a quick and easy way of fixing to plasterboard or drywall. These fixings are easy to use and currently come in four different sizes depending on what you are fixing to the plasterboard or drywall. Currently 4 different GripIt fixing are
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How to use a hollow wall anchor setting tool
Added 2,460 Views / 0 LikesHollow wall anchors such as rawlplug intersets or Mollys can sometimes be installed without using the special setting tool, but in drywall that is not plastered the setting tool is essential. The cost of the hollow wall anchor setting tool is about £
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Fixing to Drywall
Added 885 Views / 0 LikesFixing todrywall can be achieved several ways, here we demonstrate a few methods of fixing todrywall or drywall that has been used in a hollow wall construction that consists of a wall that is build from timber studs and plasterboard/drywall sheets.
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How to fix to a dot & Dab wall
Added 970 Views / 0 LikesRigifix wall anchors are ideal for fixing heavy items to plasterboard walls that have a solid wall behind. Fixing heavy items to solid walls that have been drylined can be difficult as normal fixings can be problematic, The rigifix anchor provides an extr
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Drywall shelf weight test
Added 896 Views / 0 LikesThis video demonstrates how much weight can be hung from a shelf that has been fixed to a plasterboard wall using snaptoggles (which are one of the strongest fixings available for plasterboard). The combined weight of both concrete blocks is 34 KGS or 75
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How to Fix a Shelf to Drywall
Added 925 Views / 0 LikesThis video shows how to fix a shelf to a plasterboard wall. If possible it is best to always try and fix to one of the studs, but when that is not possible you can fix to plasterboard as long as you chose the correct type of fixing. If you are not in the
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How to fix a radiator to Drywall
Added 898 Views / 0 LikesFixing a radiator to a stud wall can be difficult, but it is possible using the correct plasterboard fixings. In this video I use snaptoggles to fix a small radiator to a plasterboard partition. If you decide to use another fixing to fix to the drywall pl
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Drywall fixing foam
Added 890 Views / 0 LikesDry fix plasterboard fixing foam from Pinkgrip, which is made by everbuild is a very quick and easy way to fix plasterboard to solid walls. Apparently this can also be used to fix the plasterboard to a stud wall as well but that’s a bit pointless in
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How to use Dry wall screws
Added 884 Views / 0 LikesDry wall screws are made especially for fixing drywall or plasterboard to timber partitions or joists. Dry wall screws are incredibly strong and are one of the strongest screws that you can get for the thickness of the shank. They are black phosphate coat
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How to cut drywall around a switch or socket
Added 886 Views / 0 LikesThis video shows how to cut out a socket or switch from a sheet of drywall. If you are ever dry lining a room this will come in very handy as it shows the easiest way of cutting around electrical outlets using a drywall saw.
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