How to Fix Heavy Items to Walls - Dot & Dab

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Published 2022-03-04
How to attach really heavy items to your dot & dab wall in the most secure way without the need for any special fixings.

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All Comments (21)
  • @dazdaz105
    Possibly one of the best videos you have done. How many people out there have struggled with fixing to Dot & Dab ? Myself included, specially with TVs getting bigger ! Brilliant advice and brilliantly explained 👍
  • @Hagar2670
    And that is how you do a reveal that you got your 100k award from YouTube. Well done!
    A very simple and effective way of getting the job done without forking out for "special" fixings! Duly noted for later use on my d&d walls!
  • My “Go to” channel before undertaking any DIY. Great work on the 100k.Deserved.!
  • @dmc6807
    Congratulations on your award. You kept that quiet.
    Great video as usual.
  • @stephenmcgeown
    Congratulations, Stuart!! Very impressive milestone in such a short time, and thoroughly well deserved.
  • Great video and some memory worthy tips.

    After a few disasters in my new build, and a realisation that dot and dab is not my friend, I found the perfect product… for my needs at least. For the last 6 years my 65 inch TV, multiple floating shelves and a rather heavy display frame, have been supported by DRYLINE PRO. Made for this exact reason… not failed yet.
  • @dantadman141
    Brilliant news Stuart - Keeping me entertained and learning every Friday whilst I wait for my kids in Gymnastics club!

    A fantastic achievement.
  • @zefski8955
    Gratz stu on your award, well deserved. Keep em coming, best DIY vids on YouTube currently. 👍👍👍
  • @simonhughes9472
    Hi Stuart, great video as always and congrats on the 100K - well deserved! I do DIY out of necessity (and enjoy it) due to cost and have learnt so much from watching your videos and gaining from your years of experience. Useful approach to dot & dab walls, in the past I have used the Corefix Heavy Duty Dot & Dab Wall Fixings with great success for heavy items likes TV brackets, however it is good to have this as an alternative as well. Many thanks again and keep the videos coming! My wife will soon be watching your gardening videos, so you are becoming required family viewing!
  • @VeraPlatt
    OMG I laughed so loudly at your face when you saw the sticker. It is completely the same face that I would've made! I am so glad that I watched this, you've solved my hollow brick problem, with construction in South Africa using maxi clay bricks that have rather large hollow holes in them.
  • @Messimagician83
    After having dot and dab done as part of some renovation work I looked into fixings and I wasn't keen on drilling huge holes and to depths required for these specialist fixings.

    I actually thought of this idea using dry wall adhesive but not got around to trying it, your video reinforces my my idea that it works.

    Thanks for the video
  • @anthonyb8600
    Congratulations on 100k subscribers. It's well deserved. Never seen wall fixings done like this before - its a great idea and worth noting. Im off to look for one of those refillable cartridges now!!
  • Never been a DIY person. After watching this video multiple times, I finally took the plunge in trying out this method for fixing my curtain rod brackets. Probably seems overkill but feeling how sturdy the fixing is was very satisfying and learning what's behind my wall through your video gave me a huge confidence boost in attempting my own DIY. Thank you very much for this video!
  • @markirish7599
    Another fantastic video thanks. And im so glad to be one of the 100 thousand people you have inspired and helped .Best wishes from Ireland 🇮🇪
  • @marknileshwar382
    Great video, thanks. Have used your technique successfully on heavy kitchen cupboards. Also works really well for fixing blinds into the top corner of a window reveal where there is often a massive void.
  • Great video. I hang very heavy radiators all the time. If you can’t see behind the rad, I cut away small squares and fill with rapid set cement. This is a great tip for the column type where you can see the wall behind. The rapid set cement can be mixed like the filler you used. For anyone who’s looking for a one visit job, rapid set cement is the way. I have bricked up old boilers and hung the new boiler same day onto the new brickwork
  • @homewurks1
    Fortunately I live in an old house, but this is a fantastic piece of information for when I work on other houses. I reckon the people who put those stickers on products look for the most inconvenient place. Love the ending
  • @jota3732
    Brilliant idea, you deserve your YouTube award well done Stew
  • @hanzon1529
    One of the best diy ideas I have seen. Many thanks.