Measure and mark the centre point of your batten around 30mm in from either end, drill out two small pilot holes and then countersink them ( see our guide here on pilot holes and countersinking for more information). The first job is to measure the width of the door near the top and find its centre and mark it with a pencil at the point on the door you want your hanger to be fixed. There is a quite frankly staggering array of fixings available today for pretty much any object and any surface and the same goes for hollow doors, however as with most things, some are better than others. Adhesive Hooks To improve things even further, Plasplug also make a hook with the fixing included to make your life even easier, this particular product can be seen in the image below. In the following guide we look at some of the best methods of fixing to hollow doors and ensuring that the object you’re fixing actually stays in place on the door. Types of Hollow Door Fixings

Door Handles on Hollow Doors Repairing Loose Door Handles on Hollow Doors

The hooks above also feature a handy support to prevent it from dropping. In most cases if you are hanging heavy items, unless the fixing is supported from below as in the hook diagram above, the weight of the item will eventually cause the fixing to drop. Fixing a Batten to the Door If there aren’t any holes already in the hanging rail you will need to measure and mark centre points and then drill them out. Firstly, cut your batten to the correct length for your needs and then sand off the rough cut edge so it’s nice and smooth.

10 x Hollow Door Regular Duty Fixings & Screws

When it comes to actual physical fixings, these are the best fixings DIY Doctor have found for this job. The fixings in question are made by Plasplug and can be seen in the image below. If leaving the door in place and holding with screws, you can either use the hollow door fixings mentioned above or just use some standard screws, we will be using the latter in this case.

Plasplugs Hollow Door Fixings 6mm x 23mm 20 Pack - Screwfix

For anything up to the weight of a t-shirt they’ll just about hold but for anything heavier a proprietary fixing needs to be used. Take two fixings and pop each one into a hole, pushing them in firmly so that the top of the plug sits flush with the door. Put the rail to one side and then pop the drill bit that comes with the fixings into a drill and drill out the two holes. If you didn’t get a drill bit then the correct size bit to use is a 6mm bit For the purposes of this guide we are going to run through two of the above techniques for fixing to a hollow door. First we are going to use the purpose made hollow door fixings to fix a coat hanger rail to a hollow door and then we are going to secure a batten to the door using construction adhesive. Fixing to a Hollow Door Using Hollow Door FixingsIf you are looking for the strongest fixing point possible then the best solution is to attach a batten onto the door and then use this to attach your hooks, hangers or other objects. The batten can be painted to match the decoration of the room.

Plasplugs DR308 DR 308 Hollow Door Fixings (10) PLADR308

Lay your piece of batten face down and apply several thin beads of construction adhesive across the face of the timber. Once level, use a screw or other thin pointed object to mark through the fixing holes on the hanging rail to show where you need to drill your fixing holes. In terms of fixing the batten to the door you have two choices; use the same hollow door fixings mentioned above or glue the batten in place using one of the many construction adhesives available today. Although we have used a coat hanging rail in this example, the exact same principles can be applied to any object you need to fix. Fixing to a Hollow Door Using Batten and Construction Adhesive

20 x Hollow Door Regular Duty Fixings Clip Pack + Drill

Once leveled up, insert a screw each end and screw up tight to hold batten which adhesive dries out. For this tutorial we will be using some 2×1 inch planed batten, but you are free to use the correct size batten for your needs. As it’s planed we don’t need to sand it down, but if you are using just sawn batten, give it a good sand down first and once painted this will produce a good finish. Next, measure and mark both the centre of the door where you want your batten fixed and also the batten itself. Allow 24 hours for the construction adhesive to fully dry and you can then remove the screws and fill the holes over before painting.