What is the advantage of nylon wall plugs over the standard plastic type ones, are they stronger or more weather resistant. Cheers

to be honest i never knew there was a difference. i just buy rawl plugs or equivalent makes as and when i need em. isnt a lot of stuff thats plastic "nylon" anyway?

Are you talking about the traditional red plugs? the nylon ones are much more versatile

http://www.screwfix.com/p/fischer-high- ... -100/22190

and more expensive

Well I bought a set of thesehttp://www.homebase.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=110&storeId=10151&partNumber=730878 to fit a washing line a while back, as the ones supplied with the washing line where the one's that are sort of flat on the outside and these are really good they are square at the top so you dont get any spin if the hole is sligtly larger at top if you go of course to begin with
but seen these one that say they are nylon http://www.homebase.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=110&storeId=10151&partNumber=681737

i just drill holes and use brown plugs where needed and red where needed. or grey where needed. though they are usually supplied with things like hand basins etc.

never have much bother with most plugs. certain makes seem better than others though so i always try to buy makes i know from past use.

I use the cheaper nylon ones most of the time, not like the fischer ones in the link above.

http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Screws% ... 060/p24478

I find they seem to take screws better, they feel tighter when putting the screws in.

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Why isn't the number 11 pronounced onety one?

The plugs that I linked to are universal and can be used in solid materials such as brick and concrete but they can also be used in plasterboard and light blocks.

All the other links point towards plugs only suitable for solid walls.

As building materials change the fixings market/technology has moved on as well

lol i really just thought a plug was a plug. just thought they was diff shapes made by different manufacturers

While we are on about fixings, look at these beasties

http://www.toolstation.com/shop/p34047

Ideal for plasterboard dotted and dabbed over blockwork which is always a git to fix into.

Used them to hang a bathroom cabinet on a dot and dab wall they say if the gap is 10mm it can hold upto 200kg( not including tv mounts that have arms due to leverage)

I use them for curtain poles and the like in rental units as the tenants always seem to be heavy handed

I only got a 8 pack as I was not sure about them, how do you get on with them and what else have you used them on.

I use fischer brown plugs for just about everythig except real plasterboard cavities. If dot & dab I just push the plug through the PB and use a strong screw to hang whatever i'm fixing. If i'm worried about the weight I put half a second plug in the PB to support the screw.

If it's something really heavy, and won't be seen, I cut out a section of PB and fit a wooden block directo to the blockwork. (used this method for TVs and Radiators.

HTH
J

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I am not a pro.

Shelves and curtain track/poles mainly, there planned useage is for TV's but I haven't put one up yet.

Never had any problem with them

I have used both those methods back in the olden days

Much easier to drill one hole, pop the plug in, fix the screw, job done. but each to their own