Drywall – Threaded hollow wall anchors spin out partway in

drywallscrewswalls

Today I tried to install one of those Ikea kids storage units on my daughter's wall. It's a stud partition wall in a newly-constructed house.

Before attempting it I spoke to one of the builders who called round to check the house etc, read various guides, spoke to the guy at Wickes, and bought self tapping metal plasterboard fixings that come with metal screws.

Fixings go in fine then the 1st screw fine, then the 2nd screw…not fine: halfway in, the fixing stops gripping the plasterboard and starts turning with the screw. Started again, same thing again!! Meaning 2 fat useless holes in the plasterboard about 10mm diameter each, which I then filled and quit in rage.

What on earth did I do wrong?? Should I choose nylon instead? Please help!

Best Answer

i don't understand why you just didn't anchor to the studs, but you must have had some reason.

sometimes the metal anchors are a little too hard for the screws, so the torque that is exerted on the screw translates into the anchor, and the anchor spins in the drywall, thus defeating the purpose of using the anchor in the first place. you can't use those anchors in those holes, however, you can get yourself some toggle bolts and put them right into those holes. they are a stronger anchor anyhow. have a look here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IuNkiiqhO4

just use plain old toggle bolts, not the plastic ones or the newfangles ones or the usb connected ones. just plain old togglebolts.