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Grip It Fixings are a new range of plasterboard fixings on the market, designed to be able to be used on the "dot and dab" plasterboard as well as normal hollow cavity walls. Due to its slim griping wings it is able to open easily with the dab void to produce an effective secure fixing with excellent load bearing capability of up to 180kgs per fixing! excelling any cavity wall fixing currently available! - please see our website for more information!
We have had a few plumbers come back to us with a few issues on how are fixings work and how to install with ease so we thought we would put down a few installation notes:
1) When drilling the holes in the plasterboard:
- Too drill the holes for our fixings we either recommend that you use a "flat drill bit" or a "hole saw" (please use the correct size for the fixing being used) - The use of a twist drill is not recommended due to the tearing effect this produces at the back of the plasterboard, where our fixings arms need to open
2) When inserting the grip it fixings in to the plasterboard:
- Gently tap the fixing in to the plasterboard (we recommend that you insert a screw in the fixing and turn three or four times before tapping the fixing in to ensure that you will not loose the fixing behind the cavity) - Do not apply to much pressure when tapping the fixing in to the plasterboard with a hammer
- To ensure that you have tapped the fixing in at the right depth for the arms to open out, we advise that you use the depth gauge provided (on the depth gauge the 3mm protrusion is for non-plastered walls and the 6m protrusion is for plastered walls)
We recommend before inserting the Grip It Fixing you check for any obstructions that may prevent the locking arms from opening.
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Like any new product, new installation methods are necessary and once mastered becomes second nature!
If anyone would like to sample our product or for more information please let us know.
Thanks,
Grip It Fixings
We have had a few plumbers come back to us with a few issues on how are fixings work and how to install with ease so we thought we would put down a few installation notes:
1) When drilling the holes in the plasterboard:
- Too drill the holes for our fixings we either recommend that you use a "flat drill bit" or a "hole saw" (please use the correct size for the fixing being used) - The use of a twist drill is not recommended due to the tearing effect this produces at the back of the plasterboard, where our fixings arms need to open
2) When inserting the grip it fixings in to the plasterboard:
- Gently tap the fixing in to the plasterboard (we recommend that you insert a screw in the fixing and turn three or four times before tapping the fixing in to ensure that you will not loose the fixing behind the cavity) - Do not apply to much pressure when tapping the fixing in to the plasterboard with a hammer
- To ensure that you have tapped the fixing in at the right depth for the arms to open out, we advise that you use the depth gauge provided (on the depth gauge the 3mm protrusion is for non-plastered walls and the 6m protrusion is for plastered walls)
We recommend before inserting the Grip It Fixing you check for any obstructions that may prevent the locking arms from opening.
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Like any new product, new installation methods are necessary and once mastered becomes second nature!
If anyone would like to sample our product or for more information please let us know.
Thanks,
Grip It Fixings
