🔧 Secure your space with zero drill drama!
The Spike Heavy Duty Plasterboard Fixings 8 Pack by Metex offers a robust, no-drill solution for mounting heavy items up to 50kg on all plasterboard and hollow wall types. Featuring zinc die-cast fixings with cutting wings and M5x40mm screws, this easy-to-install kit ensures a secure hold without pre-drilling, making it the ultimate choice for professional-grade DIY and home upgrades.
Manufacturer | Metex |
Part number | CFX122BS |
Item Weight | 210 g |
Product Dimensions | 4.4 x 2 x 2 cm; 210 g |
Manufacturer reference | CFX122BS |
Size | M5x40mm |
Material | Zinc |
Item Package Quantity | 8 |
Measurement System | Metric |
Special Features | Cutting-wings |
Batteries included? | No |
Batteries Required? | No |
W**M
Strong fixing, simple to use
Used these to put up a bathroom cabinet. They work very well and easy to use.
A**S
Absolute Crap
If you are thinking of buying these, here is a warning - they are total crap. I drilled the hole, using the fitting, as instructed. The plastic bracket sits in the hole. I then inserted the bolt, ready to tighten. All that happens is that the metal bit pushes off the plastic bracket, and falls inside the cavity behind the plaster wall. Lost forever. I tried with another, and the same happened. The plastic clips on the bracket, that is supposed to hold it onto the metal part, is just too flexible and weak. That are totally useless, and I am annoyed that I wasted this money.
M**K
Secure wall fixings
Great wall fixings
M**M
They are good but
These are fantastic and do what they say when they work and it looks very clean too. However it can be easy to push these through the plasterboard and also easy to break these due to the construction. For me the issue is the last 2mm before they go in it can be hard to get them in so when you push too much they pop through the plasterboard.
D**N
When you have to attach something heavy to a wall, look no further
Had really heavy wooden curtains to hang and you could pull yourself up on the brackets attached to these. Really strong fixing.
M**.
Fixings this size should not also be drill bits
Keep on browsing for an expensive heavy duty fixing, this is not the one you want. I bought the 4 pack, cos thats all I needed for a big TV. These are expensive, but I figured i’d spent on the TV, didn’t want to cheap out on fixing it to the wall.Having a built-in drill for this diameter of fixing is a mistake. Too much force is put through the body of the fixing and it breaks apart as you’re trying to make the hole with it. Drill bits are used because they are good at drilling holes, fixings are not good at drilling holes.I'm annoyed. I bought these because they were expensive, expecting them to be the best. 100% not the case. Literal waste of money.Hope me taking the time to write this helps someone else. Keep looking.
J**D
Original review with Update
Original review:No idea where the hype originated for these. I'm such a fool. They have a plastic face loosely attached to a metal back. You can actually guess what's going to happen before you start. Any resistance at the face and the metal back screws right off. Any resistance to the anchors expanding at the pack (eg mineral wool) and the back screws right off. Lost 4 behind the plasterboard before I was sure it wasn't me. Spring toggles are just fine compared to these.Update:The seller has been in touch to say that the product design had been updated, encompassing some of the issues I was having, and that I may have been using residual stock of the old design. They have also kindly refunded me for my troubles. I have increased my rating accordingly to relect the quality of customer service.
L**.
Good item
Work well
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