PR-05Drill and fit the right fixing for your wallA pan rail carries real weight and gets pulled outward every time someone lifts a pan off it, so the fixing matters more than usual. On solid brick or block, drill an 8mm hole 40-50mm deep and fit a red or brown wall plug with a 60mm screw. On a timber stud wall, drill a 2mm pilot hole into the centre of the stud and drive in a 50-60mm wood screw. On a metal stud wall, never use a plain plastic plug or an ordinary wood screw, as it will strip straight through 0.5mm steel; use a self-drilling metal-stud fixing or a toggle-type hollow-wall anchor rated for the load, and if the studs aren't backed by a noggin, fit a timber noggin or pattress between them first. On dot-and-dab, use a long fixing, at least 60-75mm, that passes through the plasterboard and the air gap and bites into the solid masonry behind; a plasterboard-only fixing will eventually pull out under the pulling load. On lath and plaster, aim your fixing into a timber stud or joist behind the laths wherever you can; if you can't, use a proper lath-and-plaster or heavy-duty toggle fixing rather than trusting the plaster alone.