Fixing to walls

[RetiredPope]

We've just bought a 2018bFlash 640, currently at Vanbitz for alarm fitting. We had the dealer fit an awning and have clips to store the winding handle in the rear garage. However, the provided screws are standard wood screws, about 15mm thread to go into the wall panel. How do you tell the panel thickness? The outside wall feels about 20mm thick, but can't get both sides of the internal panel!

What are the best fixing methods for attaching things to the wall? The external panels are expanded fosm sandwich, any special fixings for these?

Thanks in advance

 

[tonyidle]

If you want to fit winding handle clips to the inside of an external panel you can do so with screws but eventually they'll loosen. Anything subject to being 'worked' will do the same. The inner skin is 3 - 5mm plywood on most vans so no screw will have a decent hold. There are various methods you can use to improve things: some favour cavity fixings but they require a large hole and are a bit clunky (IMO); I use a strip or disc of aluminium or wood held to the wall with d/s tape then a self-tapper through the strip and the wall skin.

 

[StanandShirley]

I think you will add to your winding handle, what I did was to get two pieces of planed timber the full length of my garage then used some heavy duty double sided tape stuck the timber to wall. You can then add more clips when needed by screwing to the timber, I ended up with around eight holding various poles even my fishing rod

 

[RetiredPope]

Thanks for the response @tonyidle, Like the idea of double sided tape with a wooden baton, can then put some glue under the clip to help it hold. What double sided tape do you use, just standard like Diall tape https://www.screwfix.com/p/diall-double-sided-tape-white-50mm-x-25m/8538v ?

 

[Two on Tour]

Most of the interior of our previous PVC was held together with this double sided tape when I refitted it out.

https://www.toolstation.com/power-grip-tape/p63962

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[TCG]

Heavy duty Velcro

 

[RetiredPope]

Thanks, can pick up the tape from Toolstation when getting the wood from Wickes. Will also use it to fix shelves in the garage

 

[Riverbankannie]

@jezport also selling a suitable sticky tape
https://www.motorhomefun.co.uk/forum/threads/problem-solved-at-last-double-sided-sticky-tape.192183/

 

[tonyidle]

Thanks for the response @tonyidle, Like the idea of double sided tape with a wooden baton, can then put some glue under the clip to help it hold. What double sided tape do you use, just standard like Diall tape https://www.screwfix.com/p/diall-double-sided-tape-white-50mm-x-25m/8538v ?

That'll do the job.

 

[tonyidle]

Heavy duty Velcro

Velcro always seems like a good idea but, in my limited experience, the adhesive (or wall covering) lets go before the hooks 'n' loops.

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