Wall plug inserted into hole drilled in masonry wall through ceramic tile and pushed through tile to walls surface step 3b fixing into a plasterboard wall using redidrive metal or nylon fixings if you are fixing into a plasterboard wall using redidrive wall anchor spring toggle fixings or drywall plugs then this is where it can get a.
Hollow wall anchors through tile.
However the small teeth on the back of the collar of the wall anchor obviously wont dig into the hard tile face like they normally would on plasterboard so the fixing wont have anything to grip against when tightening it up.
I m putting up hooks on the tile wall in my bathrooom.
These types of anchors also expand as the screw is tightened and driven into the cavity.
Hanging something on a tile wall is easyif you re lucky enough to catch a stud that is.
But i m having a problem.
If you re not you ll need to use a hollow wall anchor to keep your new shelf in place.
I ve used these types of anchors in drywall many many times with no problem.
Hollow wall anchors are used for medium duty applications.
But with the tile after i drill the hole the anchor won t fit into it.
They ll normally add permanent screw threads to any material to which they re attached.
We walk you through.
I wanted to use hollow wall anchors as these seem like the strongest type and are reusable.