Plug come loose from drywall, how to reattach?

[SBH]

but could go.
don't you have a real hardware store??

 

[huggan]

but it could work.
don't you have a real hardware store??

What do you mean by a real hardware store? If screws that long aren't manufactured, it doesn't matter what kind of hardware store you have, right?

 

[SBH]

do you have a countersunk screw head on your molly plug?
what kind have you found?

 

[SBH]

there are such long screws.
it might not be a fully threaded screw but it will work

 

[JoakimJohansson]

It's the same, right???

Yes, maybe that's the case, a beloved child has many names!

 

[JoakimJohansson]

Don't know how the shelf looks but is it possible to countersink the hole in the shelf so that the head goes further in? And in this way work with shorter bolts

 

[huggan]

do you have a countersunk screw head on your molly plug?
what nice ones have you found?

Flat head. Looks almost like this:

 

[huggan]

I don't know what the shelf looks like, but is it possible to countersink the hole in the shelf so that the head goes further in? And thus work with shorter bolts

I would rather not do that.

 

[Alfredo]

Would a threaded rod with a dome nut work/suffice?

 

[huggan]

It's resolved now. Thanks for all the ideas.

 

[Enk Projektet]

For others with the same problem, I recommend this one....

Maxiplugg

There is also a smaller one...

 

[cecar33]

Small shelf with 6 screws 110 mm long in drywall ?? Is it a joke or .......

 

[KnockOnWood]

It is resolved now. Thanks for all the ideas.

And how did you solve it?

Everyone who has given tips and suggestions naturally wants to know (and me too )

 

[huggan]

Small shelf with 6 screws 110 mm long in drywall?? Is it a joke or.......

Why do you think that? The original screw is 65 mm and needed 40 mm more. But when I expanded the plug, I only needed 20 mm more, and then I ground down the head of the screw so I could countersink it more.

 

[cecar33]

Flat skull. Looks almost like this:
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You used one of these you say, why would the screw need to be longer than the plug or go through the "small shelf's" front edge.