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Like others, I also thought it was funny this guide is almost completely for drywall or in general not for concrete/brick type walls. Says something about the d
by locallost 5y ago
Like others, I also thought it was funny this guide is almost completely for drywall or in general not for concrete/brick type walls. Says something about the differences in house building in the US vs rest of the world. I now live in an apartment with drywall for the first time in my life, after about 15 other places.
The one thing I noticed is that those self drilling anchors are rated for a much higher weight than those that I use. In the article they are 50+ lbs and over here 8kg, so around 15 lbs. Don't know if there's a detail I'm missing.
- stackedinserter 5y agoBecause it's never ending battle with drywall here in US/Canada. It's virtually impossible to hang anything heavier than a picture frame unless there's a stud at that specific location. Nothing from that review works for dynamic load, like a vacuum cleaner mount or a coat rack. Drywall sucks. I miss my concrete walls.
- frosted-flakes 5y agoWhy does drywall suck? It's durable, easily patchable, cheap, easy to install or modify, and takes paint well. And pretty much any drywall anchor will work to mount a vacuum cleaner charging mount or coat rack to the wall without any issues.
- kansface 5y agoLike OP suggested, dry wall anchors don't do well with dynamic loads. Every time you put that vacuum back, you will crumble a bit of drywall and weaken your anchors.
- frosted-flakes 5y agoMy experience says otherwise.
- kansface 5y agoWhat type of anchor are you using and whats your work load like?
- frosted-flakes 5y agoMounting a handheld vacuum cleaner to drywall, using some plastic anchors that came in the box. I don't know what they're called, but they mushroom in the cavity behind. Two screws, both in anchors. I made sure the screws are tight, so friction prevents the mount from wiggling up and down.
- stackedinserter 5y agoSure you can, but the mount will crumble over time. For example, I tried pretty much everything from the post to attach IKEA towel rack (look up "GRUNDTAL"), and all of them started wobbling after few months of use (or abuse). Currently it's attached with toggle anchors, and the hole is completely crumbled. Try it yourself: find a piece of drywall, attach something with toggle anchors and start twitching it different directions.
- baybal2 5y agoMGO, fibre-gypsum, or concrete fibre board — all better than American style paper+gypsum drywall.
- hollerith 5y agoOr good old lime plaster.
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- nine_k 5y agoI've seen office buildings and higher-end apartments apply drywall on top of the concrete or brick structure of load-beating walls. The reasons are usually adding more noise insulation, and the ability to route power / network / video cabling and have recessed sockets wherever the tenant demands, not where the concrete has a planned cavity.