Hanging bikes off plasterboard walls - help!

We keep two bikes indoors, hanging from the wall. Unfortunately the wall isn't strong enough (we used plasterboard butterfly thingys), and one of the the hangers has come right off, and the other is about to go too.

Does anyone have any reccommendations for ways to secure a hanger to a plasterboard wall? Having just had to fill a dirty great hole in the wall, I am loth to attempt any more hanging without some research.

As far as I can tell, none of the dry-walls have anything solid behind them, apart from perhaps the studs.

Waht size plaster board anchors did you use?

You could try using 3 or 4 large anchors through a baton of 2x4 wood and then mounting the hanging device to the baton of wood. It's all about spreading the load.

Dov is right, or find the stud and fix to that if poss.
The plasterboard alone isn't strong enough to hang a bike really

http://www.maintechmro.com/toggler-snaptoggle.html

hold up to 300lbs

hold up to 300lbs

shame the wall doesn't.

http://www.maintechmro.com/toggler-snaptoggle.html

hold up to 300lbs

Have you used these?

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and RPM, no bike weighs 300lb :)

Ok, well I won't bother rushing out to buy some then...

nope

searched for the best way to hang something off plasterboard

and RPM, no bike weighs 300lb :)

Do you understand the forces acting on the fixing when a bike hanger is loaded?

the 300lb claim is probably for a direct downward load, not something that will put a pulling action on the wall, that's why BiggalowBuff's butterfly anchors have pulled out.

I do actually know what I'm talking about.

it was only a suggestion.

fix a bit of wood across the battens, as dov said. then fix your hangers to that.

find the stud and fix to that

hello.

this ^^^^is the answer you are looking for i think. no more than 400mm to the left or right of that hole you just filled will be a splendid bit of wood which will take the weight. combine it with another stud and it'll be dandy. studs should be at 400mm centres though sometimes corners are cut.

or like dov says, a big peice of wood with the hanging device to it, but just make sure the big piece of wood is screwed to the stud.

im hoping the studs are timber not that shitty metal stuff...

personally i only ever use these

sometimes i replace the standard screw with a longer one if the material is thick. put in a few, dont scrimp.

the most iportant factor is keeping the weight as close to the wall as poss and in a downward fashion. if the weight is pulling outward from the wall the risk of the anchor pulling is higher. i have used three of the above anchors on a bit of wood and hung off it and it stayed. quite impressive strength if you use them right...

thinking about it more, wy dont you hang from the ceilng? defo timber used up there, screw in hooks for the front wheels work a treat and keep the wall space free for a shoe rack...

by the way bill, i have a box of those fixings i mentioned. if you want a few i'll happily post some to ya, save you buying some if you want to wait till bank holiday post fininshes.

I had a similar problem in my flat, trouble was there was not enough space behind the plasterboard to put the board anchors, and the stud configuration was such that it was placed in weird square configurations at random points..
I ended up buying a masonary bit and drilling into the brick behind, can now hold two bikes on one hanger easily.

You could try using 3 or 4 large anchors through a baton of 2x4 wood and then mounting the hanging device to the baton of wood. It's all about spreading the load.

Dov is right, or find the stud and fix to that if poss.
The plasterboard alone isn't strong enough to hang a bike really

hello.
im hoping the studs are timber not that shitty metal stuff...

Thanks for the advice, fellas & fellettes, most helpful.

I have a feeling the studs are metal, but we're going to phone the architects and find out (it's a new build flat, so they should be able to tell us).

thinking about it more, wy dont you hang from the ceilng? defo timber used up there, screw in hooks for the front wheels work a treat and keep the wall space free for a shoe rack...

The ceiling is 4 metres high!

I have a feeling the studs are metal (it's a new build flat).

hmm i suspect they are then

The ceiling is 4 metres high!

even better, just borrow a ladder. or get some of these. aces.

reckon theres an electrician/builder on the forum with a stud finder to help you out. just know where your mains elex/gas/water shut off are before you go popping holes all over.

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and RPM, no bike weighs 300lb :)

Ed's schlunkertypething?

Are there telescopic poles available for 4m high ceilings? My Minoura Bike Tower goes up to 3.1m. It takes up slightly more space, but with four metres ceiling height, you should easily be able to get three bikes on one, or even six if you move it slightly further away from the wall. I imagine you may well already have considered this option and not been able to find a 4m one?

Stick some hooks in the ceiling??

Or just buy a Brompton.

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http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/2008/02/stolmen-bike-rack.html
do the ikea hack?

(might not be big enough)

Go for the outside walls if possible and get some good rawl plugs, i wouldn't bother messing about on internal dividing stud walls if you don't really have to especially if the studs are those metal strips.

Gravity rack?