The main thing i'm confused about is the plugs i should be using for the wall.
Can You Dot And Dab Wall Tiles. This is a simple, yet sometimes messy, method for attaching plasterboard to a wall to create a smooth platform for skimming plaster onto it. Dot and dab is popular because it's quicker, easier and less messy than methods such as wet plastering.
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A lot of people struggle hanging stuff on dot & dab walls. The installer says dot and dab is widely used. So i got looking as saw you could get plugs for the plasterboard (the ones with the little wing looking things).
How to plasterboard a wall using dot and dab method.
In today's video i will be showing you a really secure way to fix heavy objects into dot and dab drylined walls. Drylined and dot and dab walls are similar to stud walls except that the plasterboard is stuck up to brickwork or breeze block with blobs similar to cement. I have tried everything to keep heavy items on the wall without much success, even the diy stores couldn't really suggest anything. Dot and dab is popular because it's quicker, easier and less messy than methods such as wet plastering.
