Get to the wall! DIY projects in autumn

When the leaves fall outside, it’s time inside for new living ideas. Finally, there’s an opportunity to install the wall shelf, mount the coat rack, or hang the long-planned wall cabinet. Especially in autumn, it’s fun to make your home cozier and at the same time more practical. It’s worth looking up: walls and ceilings offer plenty of unused space. Those who cleverly attach shelves, cabinets, mirrors, or other furnishings create storage space without cluttering the floor.

Reaching new heights in furnishing
In summer, the grill, garden, and vacation take priority. But when the days get shorter and the evenings cooler, the home comes back into focus. A beautiful shelf, a practical solution for the hallway, or maybe finally more order in the kitchen is needed. Many furnishing ideas can be realized with mounting on the ceiling and walls. Wall cabinets create additional storage space, wall shelves and boards provide space for books and decorations, and a wall-mounted TV makes a large TV cabinet unnecessary. Coats racks, mirrors, or bathroom furniture can also be mounted space-savingly on the wall. And some things have to go up anyway: ceiling lights, curtain rods, shading elements, certain sanitary fixtures, and much more. The advantage: Keeping the floor free makes a room feel more spacious and tidy.

Image 1: Cozy comfort moves in. A sturdy wall shelf quickly creates space for pictures, books, and favorite items. © sinenkiy / 123rf

Support is no coincidence: Tips for choosing the right anchor
But which anchor is actually suitable for which DIY project? The decisive factor is the interplay between anchor, screw, building material, as well as the type and extent of the applied load.

Classic expansion anchors are used in concrete and solid masonry. In hollow blocks as well as plasterboard and chipboard, special cavity and toggle anchors are suitable, which anchor in the webs of hollow chambers or cavities. The application is also important. For thick attachments, for example, long-shank or frame anchors are an option, and there are special fastening sets for sanitary fixtures. The desired installation method also plays a role.

Image 2: Reaching high, securely fastened: Upper cabinet or television – with the specialists from DuoLine, what belongs on the wall stays there. @ pixora / 123rf

When the anchor thinks along: Clever solutions
Practical are fastening solutions that are suitable for different building materials and applications. The DuoPower anchor independently activates the correct operating principle depending on the fastening base: it expands in solid building materials, folds out in hollow building materials, and forms a knot in panel building materials. This makes it suitable for many typical fastening tasks around the home – from shelves to lamps.

The fischer DuoLine family includes five more intelligent anchors with innovative material combinations: The DuoTec nylon toggle anchor guarantees high loads in panel building materials with easy installation, even in tight and insulated cavities. The self-drilling DuoBlade anchor ensures clean, effective, and fast use in drywall, gypsum fiber, and lightweight cement boards. The flexible and economical hollow cavity anchor fischer DuoHM is also suitable for a variety of panel building materials.

The DuoLine member DuoSeal additionally enables secure fastening in wet areas with simultaneous reliable sealing of the drill hole. It is suitable for tiled surfaces and anchors securely in solid, hollow, and panel building materials. The long-shaft anchor DuoXpand allows safe and flexible application in solid and hollow building materials thanks to a clever combination of material and design as well as different anchoring depths adapted to the respective anchoring base – compatible with hex head and countersunk screws for metal and wood construction.

Image 3: Autumn wardrobe, attention: Heavy winter coats and the like need a strong place on the wall. With the right fastening, everything stays securely hung. © zrzahid / 123rf

Think first, then drill: Thoughtful fastenings hold permanently

Whether an autumn project or a spontaneous furnishing task: The right plug starts with the question: What is to be fastened – and into what? Those who coordinate building material, load, and fastening can make sensible use of unused wall surfaces and create new order. This way, a free piece of wall quickly becomes new storage space, an empty corner turns into a coat rack, and the next DIY project becomes a small space miracle.

Image 5: Six for all cases: The fischer DuoLine family offers six different anchor solutions for numerous fastening tasks around the home. © fischer

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