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. 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 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. x Hollow Door Regular Duty Fixings & Screws for use in Hollow Doors, Thin Skin Partitions, Plywood and Fibreglass. Ideal for the home, boat and caravan.

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

Next, measure and mark both the centre of the door where you want your batten fixed and also the batten itself.

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

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

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. We've recently moved into a house where the top hinge of the bathroom door was loose making it difficult to close as it was catching at the top. I was able to tighten the screws of this hinge against the door which resolved the problem a few times but now the screws are just not gripping anything as it is a completely hollow door.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. 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

Hollow Door Fixings - Clarke Fencing

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). 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. Expanding wings grip securely in hollow doors, thin skin partitions, plywood and fibreglass. While multi-thread technology ensures superior holding power, this Plasplugs product is ideal for the home, boat and caravan. 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. Lay your piece of batten face down and apply several thin beads of construction adhesive across the face of the timber.

5 x Hollow Door Regular Duty Fixings

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.