Hollow Wall Anchors Through Tile

If you re not you ll need to use a hollow wall anchor to keep your new shelf in place.

Hollow wall anchors through tile.

I ve used these types of anchors in drywall many many times with no problem. We walk you through. I have to use hollow wall anchors because the tile is over drywall or possibly cement board. But with the tile after i drill the hole the anchor won t fit into it.

These types of anchors also expand as the screw is tightened and driven into the cavity. Wall plug inserted into hole drilled in masonry wall through ceramic tile and pushed through tile to walls surface step 3b fixing into a plasterboard wall using redidrive metal or nylon fixings if you are fixing into a plasterboard wall using redidrive wall anchor spring toggle fixings or drywall plugs then this is where it can get a. But i m having a problem. I wanted to use hollow wall anchors as these seem like the strongest type and are reusable.

However the small teeth on the back of the collar of the wall anchor obviously wont dig into the hard tile face like they normally would on plasterboard so the fixing wont have anything to grip against when tightening it up. Hanging something on a tile wall is easyif you re lucky enough to catch a stud that is. This anchor can be installed using a hammer or a drill and can be used with various wall thicknesses. Surely he should drill the tile without the hammer action first starting at low speed before engaging it as the bit enters the masonary behind in the case of a hollow wall he doesn t need the hammer action at all he either uses a toggle fitting or if he hits a stud just screws straight in.