IB-05Fit the right wall fixing for your wall typeAn ironing board pulls forward on its holder every time you use it, so the fixing needs to cope with that leverage, not just hold still weight. On solid brick or block, push in a red or brown plastic wall plug rated for at least 20kg to match your 6mm hole. On plasterboard over timber studs, drive a wood screw straight into the stud - this is the strongest fixing available and needs no plug. On plasterboard over metal studs, use a self-drilling metal-stud screw into the stud itself; never use a plastic wall plug or an ordinary wood screw, as both strip straight through 0.5mm steel. If you can't line the holder up with a metal stud, fit a short timber noggin between the studs first, or use a heavy-duty toggle fixing rated for pulling loads and screw through to that noggin. On dot-and-dab plasterboard, use a long dot-and-dab frame fixing (at least 75mm) that passes through the board and the dab and grips the masonry behind - a standard plug is too short to reach. On lath and plaster, screw into a joist or batten if you found one; if not, use a spring or plastic toggle fixing rated for lath and plaster, and don't overtighten, as old plaster cracks easily.