PR-07Fix any bracket that lands on a repaired plasterboard patchIf a bracket point falls on a modern plasterboard repair, treat it differently depending on what's behind it. On plasterboard over a timber stud, use a normal wood screw straight into the stud centre. On plasterboard over a metal stud, use a self-drilling metal-stud fixing or toggle made for metal frames — never a plastic wall plug or ordinary wood screw, both strip straight through 0.5mm steel. If the patch sits between studs with nothing solid behind it, use a hollow-wall toggle rated for the rail's load. A metal stud alone won't hold anything heavy or anything that pulls away from the wall, so if you're planning to hang something substantial from this rail later, fix that bracket through to a stud or noggin instead.