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Gripit Heavy Duty Plasterboard Fixing - Kit

Name: Gripit Heavy Duty Plasterboard Fixing - Kit ""
Brand: Gripit
SKU: GRIPIT-KIT2
Price: 39.990 GBP
Availability: InStock

GRIPIT-KIT2

Gripit

£39.99Box1

(ex. VAT)

Information
Specification

GRIPIT Fixings are universal fixings designed to be able to be used on the "dot and dab" plasterboard as well as the normal hollow cavity walls. Due to its slim griping wings it is able to open easily within the void to produce an effective secure fixing with excellent load bearing capability excelling any cavity wall fixing currently available.

We have put together a Kit with a each of the 4 sizes of GRIPIT along with a selection of associated Fixings and the correctly sized Flat Wood Bits to cut the installation hole.

Each Kit Contains:

10 of each size of GRIPIT

20 Fixings of various length per GRIPIT size

20 M6 washers

20 M8 washers

Flat Wood Bits - 13mm, 16mm, 20mm & 25mm

GRIPIT Setting Tool

The Type 13-2 Grip It Fixing has a maximum loading of up to 100kgs per fixing (safe working load of 50kgs). It is most suitable for jobs such as installations of curtain rail brackets, picture frames, mirrors and small shelving.

Drill Hole Size - 13mm

Screw Size - 3.5mm or 4mm Wood Screw

The Type 16-2 Grip It Fixing has a maximum loading of up to 120kgs per fixing (safe working load of 60kgs). It is most suitable for jobs such as installations of heavy curtain rail brackets, bathroom fixtures, towel rails and heavy duty shelving.

Drill Hole Size - 16mm

Screw Size - 4.5mm, 5mm or 6mm Wood Screw

The Type 20-2 Grip It Fixing has a maximum loading of up to 160kgs per fixing (safe working load of 80kgs). It is most suitable for installations of bathroom furniture, radiators, water heaters and cabinets.

Drill Hole Size - 20mm

Screw Size - M6 Threaded Screw or Bolt

The Type 25-2 Grip It Fixing has a maximum loading of up to 180kgs per fixing (safe working load of 90kgs). It is most suitable for installations of kitchen cupboards, water heaters and large wall mounted televisions

Drill Hole Size - 25mm

Screw Size - M8 Threaded Screw or Bolt

GRIP IT FIXINGS TESTING

Tests were carried out on all four types of Grip It fixiings using the following board:-

LARFARGE - GTEC standard board - Britsh Standard EN 520 : 2004 + A1 : 2009

Breaking Load N210 = 21.414kgs = 0.21kN

A single Plasterboard with a thickness of 12.5 mm

Objective:

The object of the tests are to establish the load or weight carrying capacity of each of the four types of "Grip It" cavity wall fixings, that have been specially designed and developed for attaching a range of components such as radiators, wall cupboards, flat screen television sets, shelf brackets and curtain rails etc to dry linings, cavity walls, hollow cavity walls and plasterboard ceiling applications

The carrying capacity for each of the fixings was determind by Tensile and Shear loading, plus canterlever loads.

Cantilever loads were measured at distances of 50mm, 75mm and 150mm from the vertical face of the plasterboard

Test Method:

A timber framework dimensionally representative of a domestic stud partition internal wall was erected and the 12.5mm plasterboard was secured using drywall screws.

Each type of Grip It fixing was seperatly secured into the plasterboard by following the installation procedures as laid down by Grip It Fixings.

Using a specially designed test rig and digital weight monitor each Grip It type was subjected to the various tests of Shear, tensile and cantilever. All readings were recorded in in Kilograms, Newtons and British pounds weight.

The Results:

Shear:

Grip It Type	Shear Max(lbs)	Shear Safe (lbs)	Shear Max (kgs)	Shear safe (kgs)
	220	110	100	50
	265	132	120	60
	353	176	160	80
	397	198	180	90

Tension:

Grip It Type	Tension Max(lbs)	Tension Safe (lbs)	Tension Max (kgs)	Tension safe (kgs)
	83	44	38	20
	85	44	39	20
	85	44	39	20
	85	44	39	20

Cantilevered Loads:

Grip It Type	Cantilevered Max (lbs) at			Cantilevered Safe (lbs) at			Cantilevered Max (kgs) at			Cantilevered Safe (kgs) at
Grip It Type	50mm	75mm	150mm	50mm	75mm	150mm	50mm	75mm	150mm	50mm	75mm	150mm
	154	132	79	77	66	39	70	60	36	35	30	18
	110	136	50	55	68	26	50	62	23	25	31	12
	145	154	105	72	77	52	66	70	48	33	35	24
	134	88	110	66	44	55	61	40	50	30	20	25

Observations:

During the testing procedures no Grip It fixing failed the failure in all the test cases was the plasterboard.

It can be seen from the test results that the Grit It fixings when compared with other types of plasterboard wall fixings have a greater and safer load carrying capacities.

Gripit 16mm Heavy Duty Plasterboard Fixing
Gripit 13mm Heavy Duty Plasterboard Fixing
Gripit 20mm Heavy Duty Plasterboard Fixing
Gripit 25mm Heavy Duty Plasterboard Fixing
Gripit 13mm Heavy Duty Plasterboard Fixing - Bag 25
Gripit 16mm Heavy Duty Plasterboard Fixing - Bag 25
Gripit 20mm Heavy Duty Plasterboard Fixing - Bag 25
Gripit 25mm Heavy Duty Plasterboard Fixing - Bag 25