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 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 Fixings 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. Insert a piece behind the existing - but a longer piece so you can drill and fix it above and below where the hinge is located. Now it's fixed, you can fix your hinge as normal.

Plasplugs DR308 DR 308 Hollow Door Fixings (10) PLADR308

I don't really want to buy a new door as that will mean having to actually buy 5 new doors so that the top landings' doors are all the same. And hanging 5 doors? Well, that's beyond the realms of my DIY skills. 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 Allow 24 hours for the construction adhesive to fully dry and you can then remove the screws and fill the holes over before painting. Plasplugs specialised, Hollow Door Fixings are ideal for fitting coat hooks, name plates and other fixings to the narrow gauge of hollow doors and panels.Using standard screws are ok to a point but if any weight or pulling force is applied to them, in most cases they rip straight out, especially when fixing handles to hollow doors due to the forces applied to them when opening and closing the door itself. 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. Lay your piece of batten face down and apply several thin beads of construction adhesive across the face of the timber.

Plasplugs Hollow Door

I really like some of your ideas and will give them a go (and then will probably have to get a new door) Ha ha ha! 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. 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. Next, measure and mark both the centre of the door where you want your batten fixed and also the batten itself.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. 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. Once leveled up, insert a screw each end and screw up tight to hold batten which adhesive dries out. 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 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.