IB-05Fit the right fixing for your wallAn ironing board holder gets pulled on hard every time the board is unfolded, so treat it like a TV arm, not a picture frame. Into a timber stud, a 5mm x 50mm wood screw driven into the centre of the stud is usually strong enough on its own. Into a metal stud, a self-drilling metal-stud fixing or hollow-wall anchor copes with light use, but repeated pulling can work it loose; where possible, fit a timber noggin or plywood pattress between the studs and screw into that instead. Never use a plain plastic wall plug or an ordinary wood screw in a metal stud, as it strips straight through the 0.5mm steel. Into plasterboard between studs, use a toggle fixing rated for at least 20kg. Behind dot-and-dab or into solid masonry, use the plug and screw already set into the hole, long enough to bite properly into the block.