Screwing into Tretex?

[berraX]

Hello

Tretex itself is pretty poor for screwing into. There might be a board wall behind it, but if there is NOT, what do you do then?

Has anyone tried drywall anchors with LARGE threads?

Or any other ideas?

 

[Jonatan79]

Hi

Tretex in itself is pretty bad to screw into. There might be a wooden wall behind it, but if there is NOT, what do you do then?

Has anyone tried drywall anchors with LARGE threads?

Or any other ideas?

There must be something behind it, drill a small hole and investigate.

 

[berraX]

There must be something behind it, drill a small hole and investigate.

Sometimes, sometimes not.....

Sometimes there is air directly behind, but with a longer screw you can find solid ground.
But somewhere there is a "psychological" limit to how long screws you can use....

 

[BirgitS]

Treetex can probably sit on top of a framed wooden structure, and if you are going to mount something heavy, you need to find where the studs are. The 1950s was probably a transition period from plank walls to modern stud constructions.

When was your house built and what do you know about its construction?

 

[berraX]

Treetex can probably be placed on top of a studded wooden structure, and if you need to hang something heavy, you have to find where the studs are. The 50s were probably a transition period from plank walls to modern stud constructions.

When was your house built and what do you know about its construction?

The house is from the 1800s but has of course been renovated in stages. I think you can find all sorts of construction solutions. And that's part of the problem. You don't know, you try, and then it doesn't work.

Now we're dealing with an attic space and are going to put up shelves.
This doesn't have to be very beautiful. More important is that it doesn't collapse.
You could imagine that there are studs where the Tretex boards are joined. One option is to place an OSB board over the area that will be covered by the shelf and attach the OSB board to the wall where the Tretex boards are joined. The OSB board is then good for screwing into.

 

[Matti_75]

There are no plugs that work for tretex, especially not for shelves.
Just look for something more stable behind the board.

 

[berraX]

There are no plugs that work for tretex, especially not for shelves.
Just look for something more stable behind the board

I suspected that but still hoped someone would have found the "solution". I don't seem to be alone in cursing the low strength of Tretex and the problems it entails.

 

[Jonatan79]

I suspected this but still hoped that someone would have found the "solution". I don't seem to be alone in swearing over the low strength of Tretex and the problems it entails.

You'll have to operate a bit in the wall and insert additional studs to attach to.