Wall fixings and fitting a shelf

BEGINNER AND INTERMEDIATE

HALF DAY CLASS

You will insert different fixings into plasterboard, timber stud, and brick and install a shelf bracket in a plasterboard wall. Learning the skills to do this in your home can save you money and help you build confidence to tackle other DIY tasks.

The Great British Woodshop practical series classes are a good follow-on from our Skills Classes where you can take the knowledge you have learned and put it to practical use in a more targeted or focused way.

• Use the drill to install different types of hollow wall fixings into a plasterboard wall
• Use the drill to install plugs into brick
• Dealing with shelves and uneven walls
• Fit wall brackets into the stud work and the hollow wall anchors
• Use a level to make sure your brackets are both plumb and level
• Install your shelf and secure it

General information for your visit.

Please wear clothes suitable for dusty work, sensible shoes, and your own lunch. There is a local shop nearby if you wish to buy lunch or you can bring a packed lunch with you. Tea and coffee is provided at lunch.

If you have some of your own tools and would like to learn how to use them properly, then you are welcome to bring them and use them on the course. We have a fully equipped workshop so there is no need to bring anything, but some students like to bring their own.