Plasterboard fixings for apparently dodgy plasterboard?

What is the best thing to use to hang a coat hook rack thing on the wall, where the plasterboard is of dubious quality and the batons behind it aren’t nearby? Have tried those self drill things, but the ripped straight out.

Use the plasterboard fixings to fix a large piece of wood to the wall then screw hooks into that – spreads the load better

The hooks are already attached to a bit of wood.

As you are then, but use decent metal plasterboard fixings, and lean into them while you’re screwing them in.

Spring toggles?

see if you can get a small pack of these at your nearest hardware shop

I’ve used spring toggle but you have to make a good old hole to get the thing into the all in the first place (EDIT: or did we just bash em through the plaster, I forget), hollow wall anchors might be a better alternative.
Not used either on ‘dodgy’ plaster board though.

If at all possible, use a bigger bit of wood to get decent anchor on the battons and then attach you coat rack ontop of that…
Dunno about your household but our coat rack(s) are well over subscribed.

EDIT: Tried some of those Stoner posted, and thought em rubbish, but thats only my opinion.

Stoner – those are what I’ve been using.

Trail_rat – best not go down that route….

Best thing is . Expensive but they take a big load.

fairy muff.

Is the plasterboard crumbling and not supporting the bolt, or is the anchor pulling through?

Stoner – a bit of both.

Edit, no more nails

How about just a liberal dose of no-more nails on the back of the mounting board? 😉

hah! scotsman beat me to it.
although Id recommend this stuff:
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Made me laugh.

see if you can get a small pack of these at your nearest hardware shop

If you need a half a dozen of what Stoner suggests I have a box load here & can spare you a few.

Save you buying a 100 😉

Is it a hollow stud or a external wall,if it’s the latter then you could you frame fixings the same as what are used for fitting Upvc doors and windows.
They are long screws with a long rawl plug type fitting approx 120mm ,these should be long enough to reach into any block work behind.

The self drilling fittings and spring toggles are normall designed for holding lightweight stuff ,however if your fully loaded coatrack weighs anything like mine does then I’m not surprised they have pulled out.

Another option is to cut a slot into the plasterboard (which you will have to make good after) to slide a wooden batten in behind the plasterboard which you can then screw through the front of the plasterboard to hold in place.
Once located you can decorate back over exposed screw heads & access hole before then fitting your coat rack using long screws to reach through to the newly installed and hidden batten.

unovolo – sounds like the nuclear option, but i might give it a go if all else fails.

Seems sorted now. One 4″ nail into a joist, and one of those self drilling things at the other end. See how long that lasts. Finesse and me do not get along.