Plasterboard is on almost every job — but on its own it's a weak, hollow material. A 15mm sheet holds almost nothing by itself, so the fixing you choose has to do one of three jobs: grip the board itself, reach through to something solid behind it, or spread the load across the sheet.
Get that choice right and the job holds first time. Get it wrong and you'll be patching holes and re-hanging whatever fell off. Here's the full breakdown — what each type of plasterboard fixing does, and which job it's for.
Quick reference — plasterboard fixings at a glance
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Fixing type
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How it holds
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Best for
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We stock
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Drywall screws
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Screws board to the stud or frame
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Fixing boards — timber and metal framing
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Fine-thread bugle head & self-drilling wafer head, 13–90mm, 1,000-box packs
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Self-tapping metal fixings (e.g. Fischer PDM)
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Cuts its own thread into the board
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Pictures, skirting, switches, cable ducts, curtain rails
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Fischer PDM with pan-head screws
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Nylon toggle fixings (e.g. Fischer DuoTec)
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Opens behind the |
