Screwing directly into plastboard...

[Joe Brown]

Hi all,

First time posting here so apologies if I miss any information out.

Short version: has anyone come across a screw type that I can screw through a wooden panel and into the plasterboard without need a plug in first?

I'm attaching some wooden paneling to a wall which is a combination of brick and plasterboard (one section is boarded up, the rest is solid wall).
I've hung one of the panels but have found a spot where I really need to add an extra screw to tighten up the paneling to the wall.

Unfortunately I have since filled in all the screw holes ready for painting so taking this panel down to drill a hole in the plasterboard and insert a wall plug behind would be painful (although not impossible).

As this screw isn't really load bearing (although there is some tension from the panel coming away from the not-so-straight wall) - has anyone come across a screw type that I can screw through my wooden panel and into the plasterboard without need a plug in first?

Thanks in advance!

Joe

 

[ETAF]

perhaps something like these
https://www.screwfix.com/p/easyfix-...ydYlU1M-Q7haTDBKGAIaAg1_EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
How thick is the paneling, can you use a Forstner Bit to recess the head and screw part in the wood paneling
I had to do something similar on a coat hanger panel , which unbeknown to me half was over some plaster board - I just happened to buy a pack from Lidl in 2019 with loads of different sizes - so I could pick one with a long collar

 

[Joe Brown]

Thanks for the reply, the paneling is only 1cm thick so not sure there is enough depth for the head and screw part of the fixing you posted there...

 

[JohnD]

I don't understand.

Why can't you drill a plug-sized hole right through the panel and the plasterboard and into the wall behind, and tap a plug through?

 

[big-all]

no nails
sticks like poo type adhesive ???