Plug or what for single gypsum

[Hojte]

Hello

I have a straight staircase in an 80s townhouse that we renovated last year and have a problem with the handrail that is attached with 3 screws.

When we took down the railing, the two outer ones were attached in a wooden stud, but the middle one was just in regular drywall with an 8mm plug that tore up the drywall when we removed it. When we reassembled it, I used a 10mm plug instead, but it doesn't hold at all; it just supports the screw, which is this kind https://www.byggmax.se/inredning/trappor/trapprenovering/handledarbeslag-stepkit-guld-p664395


Any tips on what to do? We should have made a hole in the drywall when we renovated, but no one thought of it then 😳

 

[Avemo]

Spontaneously, I would say that you will never get that screw to sit well in single-layer drywall. Is it possible to find a similar fitting that you can attach with a molly plug? Otherwise, the solution is probably to make a hole in the drywall, place a piece of wood or fiberboard behind that is larger than the hole, and then reinstall the piece of drywall. Is there wallpaper on the wall? If you plaster carefully and put up a new wallpaper strip all the way from floor to ceiling, you can make it invisible, but it sure is a lot of work in hindsight.

 

[Hojte]

The railing is held up by the two other brackets + some slats on the last 80 cm, so it doesn't need to fit well, just enough so it doesn't wobble from the wall.

Isn't there any foam you can spray in to fill the space and then use the screw? But I'm probably fishing for something that doesn't exist 😐

 

[Peter2400]

The railing is held up by the two other brackets + some slats on the last 80 cm, so it doesn't need to be attached well, just so it doesn't detach from the wall.

Isn't there any foam you can spray in and fill the space with, then use the screw? But I'm probably looking for something that doesn't exist 😐

Yes, there is such a product, http://www.fischersverige.se/Portal.../allman_infastning/_dokument/Fill_and_fix.pdf

But if it works, I don't know, it would be good if someone dares to try!

 

[Robert-san01]

Check the thread type on the Allen nut that secures the railing. Acquire a threaded rod with the same thread and a drywall Molly anchor with that thread. Install the Molly anchor, remove the screw, measure an appropriate length of threaded rod, and reinstall the railing. Tighten the Allen nut.

 

[Avemo]

Some kind of glue might work. Plastic padding of some sort not only in the screw hole but also so that it adheres the fitting to the wall. Make sure it's properly cured before you attach the railing to the fitting. One problem is that the situation might worsen if it doesn't work.

Provided you can remove the screw from the fitting, I think Robert-san01's suggestion sounds really good.