Dry Wall help

[c.j]

My daughter decided to rip the toilet roll holder out of the wall.

I have patched the hole, sanded and repainted... you'd never know.

I have all the necessary bit to put it back in the wall but I need to know whether I need to drill a pilot hole before I screw the dry wall screws in. They have a sharp point and look like a tec screw at the end but I am not sure if it will slip etc?

Anyone with any tips please post.

[r8response]

If your going straight into Gyprock you'll need something more than just a screw. It'll hold for a while but will eventually start to wear away at the anchor point.

[c.j]

these are specifically for dry wall gyprock. then the normal screws going into these plastic dry wall plugs. I just need to know whether I need to drill a pilot hole to get it going, i dont want the plugs to rip the wall apart.

although I have heaps of filler and paint if I botch it. lol

[Montey]

The trick I once saw was to glue a couple of pieces plasterboard (dry wall) inside the hole, glued against the back of the unaffected wall... ala...

Code: Select all

    ____    ____
``````        ``````

and once this has set, you can then glue a patch piece in to the hole using the scraps you already glued as surfaces to glue the patch against. You can then just use some standard filler to fill in the edges between the patch and the unaffected wall, sand and paint.

[c.j]

Done,

The plastic dry wall screws didnt lift the paint and went straight in. I was worried because the thread on them is so big it would lift the paint away from the wall. I knew where the stud was so I didnt have to worry about hitting that but I didnt want the wall to warp. It is alot softer than I imagined.

Anyway its up and sturdy as date roll holder should be. And i moved it higher so little hands can't reach it.

Cheers for the posts lads.

[r8response]

I assume you used those massive white plugs that look like screws?

If so, i just get my screw driver and smack that into the wall. Works perfectly everytime

[Rots]

Speaking of toilet walls. A few months back I was really drunk (hardly stand) and whilst entering the toilet to piss, I fell and left a fist mark in the wall. Better fix that I guess.

[pixelboy]

Speaking of toilet walls. A few months back I was really drunk (hardly stand) and whilst entering the toilet to piss, I fell and left a fist mark in the wall. Better fix that I guess.

That's a classic.. I bet the wife was impressed!

[Santaria]

I assume you used those massive white plugs that look like screws?

If so, i just get my screw driver and smack that into the wall. Works perfectly everytime

They're called wall mates (They come in all shapes and sizes, metal and plastic), and yeah, a screw driver "pilot hole" always makes it easy.