Suitable plug for short screw? (Plaster wall)

[carolus_erectus]

Hello everyone!

I have two hooks I intend to hang bathrobes on. The hook is mounted on the wall through the screw on the back (like this model: https://www.rum21.se/kladkrok-large-matt-massing), and my first thought was to use universal plugs since it should be on a drywall without a huge load.

What confuses me a bit is that the screw is 5 mm in diameter but only 30 mm long, and plugs of suitable diameter seem to be longer than that.

Can anyone recommend a different type of plug or do you think it might work anyway?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Claes Sörmland]

A real gipsankare feels more secure. But they are usually for 4.5 mm screws. Example of a cheap variant:

https://www.jula.se/catalog/bygg-oc...ch-expanders/gipsexpanders/gipsankare-365126/

 

[carolus_erectus]

A proper drywall anchor feels more secure. But they are usually for 4.5 mm screws. Example of a cheap variant:

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Thanks, will look further into this type.

 

[prototypen]

I don't think that hook with a screw goes well with plaster, almost regardless of plug and anchor.
Consider mounting the hook(s) on a board/panel that you then secure with drywall expanders in the plaster.
The hook has a small support surface, so the plaster can break apart.
A board is significantly "tougher" and distributes the load over a larger area on the plaster.

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[KnockOnWood]

Alternative solution: Get one of these instead. Simple and inexpensive:

https://www.jula.se/catalog/bygg-oc...okar-och-kroklister/kroklist-for-dorr-315072/

 

[carolus_erectus]

Haha! Thanks, but then the bathrobes will probably have to stay on the floor instead

 

[carolus_erectus]

That hook with a screw, I think, doesn't go well with plaster, almost regardless of plug and anchor.
Consider attaching the hook(s) to a board/panel that you then secure with plasterboard expanders in the plaster.
The hook has a small support area so the plaster can break apart.
A board is significantly "tougher" and distributes the load over a larger area on the plaster.

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Thanks for the detailed answer!

I will consider whether your suggestion is something I should proceed with.

 

[prototypen]

Found a thread that might help
https://www.byggahus.se/forum/threads/baesta-infaestningen-i-gips-foer-halvtunga-laster.246144/

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[prototypen]

I wonder if the morgonrockarna are still on the floor…..

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[carolus_erectus]

I wonder if the robes are still on the floor…..

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They went up with universal plugs and are still there. Drove it straight into the drywall as a suggested plate would have protruded a bit too much.