Hollow-wall anchors come in a wide range of sizes and styles for use on virtually any wall, including drywall, plaster, and even hollow concrete block. Here's a detailed look at my four favorite ...

The great thing about hollow wall anchors is that they provide a cheap, fast method for attaching heavy stuff to drywall. There are at least a half dozen wall anchor devices; each works on a ...

But when tested on hollow drywall with the plastic anchors, it ripped out of the wall at 58 pounds. Likewise, the kit supplied with the Hemnes 8-Drawer Dresser stood up to 302 pounds in wood studs ...

The Hercules Hook overpowers the pipsqueak hollow-wall fasteners found elsewhere. It "has the muscle" to install in drywall with no tools and will hold up to 150 pounds—"just push, set and hang." ...

Although it looks substantial, most crown molding is attached at an angle and is mostly hollow underneath ... and thickness of screws to use to attach hangers to the wall, consider going with ...

But unless the shelf is designed for fasteners that match the stud spacing (typically 16 inches apart, when measured from centerlines), you’ll need a hollow wall anchor matched to the type of ...

measuring laterally from its fastener will also reveal a stud location. * Because walls are hollow between the solid studs, sometimes knocking on the wall near where you want to hang your item ...

I was using the big ol' plastic anchors with the big anchors in the back, specifically for dry wall and hollow walls. Well, after I started to put the screws in, I found they would go to a certain ...