00:14 Shane Conlan: Gidday, knuckleheads!
Uncle Knackers here!
Alright, just give me a sec.
Boat number 3, your time's up, boat number 3.
Love doing that, just love it.
Wall anchors, plasterboard, drywall, wall anchors, wall anchors, wall anchors, the bane
of many a DIYer.
There's just so many options.
Which one do you choose?
And when you finally do choose one, when you get home, it just doesn't work.
You try and drill a hole in the wall and you can't drill the hole.
You finally get the plug in and you push it right through the wall.
You finally get it attached and then your picture falls off.
You're left with a big dirty hole.
There's only one thing for it.
01:03 SC: I think this is a job for Anchor Man!
You know, the guy from down the street?
Real good bloke, blonde hair, good-looking wife, flies around the world putting up wall
anchors, you know him?
No?
Doesn't matter.
01:22 SC: I'll tell you what I'll do for you, because you've been such a good boy I'm going
to take the guesswork out of choosing a drywall plasterboard wall anchor for you.
And this is it, it's called a WallMate here in Australia and it comes in a couple of sizes,
this is the biggest one.
It comes with a screw at the end to attach your fixture, and a self-drilling tip, and
it's an absolute little ripper.
And they're perfect for installing things like clocks, smoke detectors, curtain rods,
toilet roll holders, small artwork.
And the best thing about 'em is that they're ridiculously easy to install.
If you follow me now, I'll show you how to install one, let's go.
02:09 SC: To install the anchor, it's really easy.
I put a mark on the wall with a pen of where I want the anchor to go.
Get my wall anchor, my screwdriver, and put the tip on the mark and just exert a bit of
force on the back of the anchor and then screw in clockwise, as they say, righty tighty.
Okay, just keep on screwing, it's going through the back of the drywall, the plasterboard
and just continue to screw.
Screw it in like that, and then when you get to the face of the drywall or plasterboard
just tighten it up nice and firm, not too hard, so it finishes up flush with the surface,
that's perfect.
And now with the screw that came with the fixture, with the wall anchor, you can put
it through a fixture, like a picture hook, put it into the hole, like that, and just
screw it up once again, righty tighty.
Some people put these wall anchors in with a power drill, but personally I like to use
the old hand screwdriver.
Okay, it gets a bit tight as you get toward the end.
Just keep on going through like that and you're almost there, and bingo!
There you have it, tight as a drum.
Fantastic!
You gotta love those wall anchors.
Great tip, knackers!
04:10 SC: And, as per usual, if you found this video useful, please like, comment, share
and subscribe to my channel, shaneconlan1.
Be much appreciated.
Till next time, cheers!