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I don’t see any structural benefit from fixing to timber. It will also look worse. If you’re worried about plaster breaking out with a deep drill just go easy and maybe use masking tape on the drill site. I believe Geefix is the current forum favourite plasterboard anchor.
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I'm about to fit the forum approved twin track shelving (budget Vitsoe).
What is the forum-approved budget Vitsoe..?
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I'm about to fit the forum approved twin track shelving (budget Vitsoe).
The track rails are 2 metres long and the wall is a mix of substrates; typically brick with some sort plaster over (about 25-30mm thick and not particularly hard), however one of the rails will be fixed to a plasterboard/timber stud infill (location of a previous doorway).
I'm thinking of fixing a timber batten to the wall and fixing the twin track to that, as per the attached drawing. Is this overkill? I've got better at drilling into these walls over the years I've lived here but I'm still not 100% and feel that if some of the holes go awry the batten will cover up the mess!
I'd use a plasterboard expanding anchor in the relevant locations - any recommendations?
I'm thinking of buying a laser level thing to help to get the tracks level and parallel, is this overkill too?
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