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rogan
Installing string shelving onto plasterboard walls, attachhed is photo of the screws and plugs they supply
1. should i use explicit plasterboard plugs instead of the ones provided? the instructions say you can use these on plasterboard
2. the screws are too long, drilling hole for the plug to fit into, the screws go all the way through put hit brick behind
  2a. do i need shorter screws with matching head shapes to the provided ones?
  2b. do i need to drill the brick behind and use the provided ones?

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Howard in reply to @rogan

What type of shelving is it? If the brackets can work with it, as above I would try to get the plug in to the brick behind the plasterboard and use that to take the weight rather than the plasterboard itself. If that's a no go, hollow wall anchors are good (as above, again), but they are long, so you will need to drill out some of the masonry behind the plasterboard.

Dot and dab is a shit show really isn't it?

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rogan in reply to @Howard

its the one that also rests on the floor, what a PITA!

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