Fixing a shower screen to a tiled stud wall?

[tonyvid]

I want to fit a shower screen along the edge of the bath to the bathroom wall which is a fully tiled plasterboard/stud partition thingy(80s house)

The bath is obviously fixed so is the relative screen position - exactly what fixings should I use to stop me ending up with a whole line of cracked tiles(I have no spares so cracking one would be a bad thing!). I presume you make a slighty oversive hole so no expension load gets to the tile when the screws go in but what about the actual clamping to the wall?

[Ferg]

I fix bathroom stuff to a brown plug in a 7mm hole in the tiles!! Never had a problem. Better if yon can get on a stud though.

[oOTomOo]

If you happen to hit a stud, a rawlplug pushed past the tiles and you're off.

If you miss a stud you should be looking at some of these...



HTH

[Wings]

The brown ones also worked for me, but you can also use the plasterboard (winged) type plugs which will do the same. On any stud work drilling, always start with the smaller size drill/plugs first, because if they don't work, then you can go up in size on drill/plug, until it does work.

[m4ckg]

Brown plugs will get an hold but its advisable to put some silicone sealant behind the trim, I usually zig-zag a 6mm bead and once that has gone off it will be solid.

[Ricky_M]

I've always used brown plugs. Most of the strain will be taken by the bath anyway, the screws will just hold it against the wall.

[mk1fan]

oOTomOo said:

If you happen to hit a stud, a rawlplug pushed past the tiles and you're off.

Why would you use a rawl plug in a timber (or metal for that matter) stud? If you hit a timber stud then use a timber screw.

The important tip is if you use rawl plugs make sure they are pushed passed the tile. If you don't then the tile could crack as you screw the, err, screw into it.

[oOTomOo]

mk1fan said:

oOTomOo said:

If you happen to hit a stud, a rawlplug pushed past the tiles and you're off.

Why would you use a rawl plug in a timber (or metal for that matter) stud? If you hit a timber stud then use a timber screw.

Fair point... in my house all the walls are brick, every hole I drill takes a rawlplug followed by a screw!

[tonyvid]

Cheers for all the tips chaps