Screws for Tiles

[russianmonkey]

Hi

First time poster so take it easy! :-D

What screws should I use to secure a bathroom cabinet to a tiled wall with plasterboard underneath?

They need to be long screws (2") and pretty thick (10mm)

Any ideas?

Needs to be faster than my other half chucking me out the house!

 

[Ajax123]

is the plasterboard on studs or dot and dabbed onto block wall?

 

[russianmonkey]

On studs as far as I can tell through the wall.

 

[Ajax123]

butterfly bolts best then. IMO

 

[russianmonkey]

I can't seem to find them on the B&Q site?

 

[White Room]

Get them at any diy shed

 

[Scott]

Be careful with some of the gravity toggles as they have two small lugs which normaly grab the plaster to stop them spinning, they wont grab on tiles!

 

[Colour Republic]

I prefer fischer cavity anchors myself over toggle bolts. If i'm using these then I insert them into the wall before tiling then place a precut tile over the top

This is a rad I did this week with them, three fixings are more than enough for the weight of this radiator

 

[CDS]

Personally I'd use 10mm grey UNO Plugs - available online or good builders merchants and I think Screwfix and B & Q do them now too - fab for plasterboard but equally good going through tiles into board

 

[Deleted member 1779]

We supply the tile drills

Guaranteed not to break your fitted tiles

You can also use the larger cores on things like fischer fixing kits for basins etc

 

[Scott]

I prefer fischer cavity anchors myself over toggle bolts. If i'm using these then I insert them into the wall before tiling then place a precut tile over the top

This is a rad I did this week with them, three fixings are more than enough for the weight of this radiator

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Thats the ones i was talking about, but as you say have to go in first!

 

[benjiiiiuk]

why do they have to go in first?? and what do you do with them spiky bits under the head?

cheers

 

[Scott]

They have to grab into the plaster and cant grab the tiles so they just spin if you try them after.

 

[paulyoung666]

and if you use plugs of any sort , make sure you knock them past the tiles , you dont want anything expanding where the tile is as you screw the screw in to tighten :incazzato:

 

[faithhealer]

I prefer fischer cavity anchors myself over toggle bolts. If i'm using these then I insert them into the wall before tiling then place a precut tile over the top

This is a rad I did this week with them, three fixings are more than enough for the weight of this radiator

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If you use this type, invest in the 'gun' for squeezing' them if you rely on the screw to squeeze them the 'spikey' bits can drill through your plaster board
Plasplugs plasterboard plugs would be my choice this time round and as Paul said, clearance hole in the tile