Plasplugs Hollow Door Plugs & Drill Bit 20 Pack

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Although we have used a coat hanging rail in this example, the exact same principles can be applied to any object you need to fix. Fixing to a Hollow Door Using Batten and Construction Adhesive For anything up to the weight of a t-shirt they’ll just about hold but for anything heavier a proprietary fixing needs to be used. Next measure the width of your hanging rail and again mark its centre. Match up the marks on the door and hanging rail and then use a spirit level to level the hanging rail. Plasplugs specialised, Hollow Door Fixings are ideal for fitting coat hooks, name plates and other fixings to the narrow gauge of hollow doors and panels.

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Using standard screws are ok to a point but if any weight or pulling force is applied to them, in most cases they rip straight out, especially when fixing handles to hollow doors due to the forces applied to them when opening and closing the door itself. The hooks above also feature a handy support to prevent it from dropping. In most cases if you are hanging heavy items, unless the fixing is supported from below as in the hook diagram above, the weight of the item will eventually cause the fixing to drop. Fixing a Batten to the Door Sorry, mate. But if there is only a wisp of wood to fix to, the screws will not hold a standing door. Allow 24 hours for the construction adhesive to fully dry and you can then remove the screws and fill the holes over before painting.

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most internal hinges are desighned for no7 screws which are threaded all the way up i use 1 1/4" sevens for "hollow" doors

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Measure and mark the centre point of your batten around 30mm in from either end, drill out two small pilot holes and then countersink them ( see our guide here on pilot holes and countersinking for more information).

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We've recently moved into a house where the top hinge of the bathroom door was loose making it difficult to close as it was catching at the top. I was able to tighten the screws of this hinge against the door which resolved the problem a few times but now the screws are just not gripping anything as it is a completely hollow door. In terms of fixing the batten to the door you have two choices; use the same hollow door fixings mentioned above or glue the batten in place using one of the many construction adhesives available today. If you are looking for the strongest fixing point possible then the best solution is to attach a batten onto the door and then use this to attach your hooks, hangers or other objects. The batten can be painted to match the decoration of the room.

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I put in some hollow door plugs which I thought might help the screws grip better but that has made it worse and the hinge is now coming away from the door.For this tutorial we will be using some 2×1 inch planed batten, but you are free to use the correct size batten for your needs. As it’s planed we don’t need to sand it down, but if you are using just sawn batten, give it a good sand down first and once painted this will produce a good finish. In the following guide we look at some of the best methods of fixing to hollow doors and ensuring that the object you’re fixing actually stays in place on the door. Types of Hollow Door Fixings You should drill through the outer(existing) and your new piece and countersink and insert screw right through to the top insert piece.

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If leaving the door in place and holding with screws, you can either use the hollow door fixings mentioned above or just use some standard screws, we will be using the latter in this case. Expanding wings grip securely in hollow doors, thin skin partitions, plywood and fibreglass. While multi-thread technology ensures superior holding power, this Plasplugs product is ideal for the home, boat and caravan. There is a quite frankly staggering array of fixings available today for pretty much any object and any surface and the same goes for hollow doors, however as with most things, some are better than others. Adhesive Hooks

Insert a piece behind the existing - but a longer piece so you can drill and fix it above and below where the hinge is located. Now it's fixed, you can fix your hinge as normal. I don't really want to buy a new door as that will mean having to actually buy 5 new doors so that the top landings' doors are all the same. And hanging 5 doors? Well, that's beyond the realms of my DIY skills. Next, measure and mark both the centre of the door where you want your batten fixed and also the batten itself.