Dryva dowel for drywall: characteristics and applications

The dowel Driva is used for any work with drywall. In its manufacture using high quality materials, they are responsible for strength, durability and resistance to external influences. The screw thread, located on the surface of the dowel, ensures a strong grip with the base, eliminates the loss of the self-tapping screw.

Each base, whether concrete, wood or drywall, requires a specific approach that takes into account their properties. Plasterboard sheets are fragile and easily destroyed, they can not drive a nail or screw a screw without preparation.Here you should use a special fastener element - a dowel for drywall.

One of the most popular and frequently used fasteners by specialists is the Driva dowel. It is designed for attachment to soft materials that are able to crumble or delaminate (sheets of gypsum boards, chipboard). It is screwed directly into the wall without preparation using a screwdriver or a screwdriver. Installation is quite easy and does not require additional skills, which facilitates the task as a whole. At the end of the works, there is almost never any garbage and sawdust. If necessary, the dowel of the trademark can be easily dismantled without destroying the base.

Plastic fasteners are mainly used when they want to fix the plinth, lamp, switch, small shelves. Metal take when you want to install heavy heavy objects. Driva dowels are used in the construction of various structures, hidden niches, false walls, suspended ceilings, as well as in cases when it is important to use metal profile guides.They distribute the load correctly and do not deform the base.

Manufacturers offer a choice of two types of Driva fasteners:

• plastic;
• metal.

In the production of plastic products using polyethylene, polypropylene or nylon, metal dowels are made from an alloy of zinc, aluminum or low carbon steel. These materials are of high quality, which ensures the strength and durability of elements for fasteners. Dowels of this brand are able to withstand a fairly large load.

High-quality materials used in the manufacture of these dowels give dowels such properties:

• wear resistance;
• durability;
• moisture resistance;
• anti-corrosion;
• strength;
• ease of installation;
• practicality;
• resistance to environmental influences and temperature changes.

Specialized plastic, which is used in the manufacture, over time is not deformed and does not stretch. It calmly withstands low temperatures down to -40 degrees.Moreover, such a dowel is light and affordable, so it is in great demand among buyers. Metal fasteners are covered with anti-corrosion solution, so they are resistant to moisture and do not rust during operation. This increases the service life in comparison with other dowels, makes the choice of this fastener optimal.

Externally, the dowel of the brand is a rod with a screw threadIt is hollow inside and has a flat head. On the cap there is a hole for a Phillips screwdriver. At the end of the fastener may be a sharp tip, which plays the role of the screw. It helps to screw fasteners into the surface of the base easily and accurately. It also eliminates the spontaneous loosening and loss of fasteners from the socket. Driva dowel sizes in plastic products are 12/32, 15/23 mm, in metal versions - 15/38, 14/28 mm.

To fasten fasteners on a sheet of plasterboard and to be sure that they will withstand the imposed load, It is necessary to adhere to certain stages.

1. To begin, outline the place of the future attachment. If you are using profile guides, firmly install them, firmly press the drywall to the profile.
2. Then, using a screwdriver, drill the necessary holes in the base.Use a drill with a diameter of 6 or 8 mm. If you use metal fasteners, you can do without this stage (they have a sharp tip that allows you to screw the dowel right into the HL sheet).
3. Screw the dowel into the prepared hole using a cross-head screwdriver or screwdriver. Using a plastic element, carefully monitor the speed of the screwdriver: it should be lower than when working with metal.
4. Using a screw or screw, fasten the desired object. Do not forget what kind of load the dowel can withstand; do not exceed the recommended weight.

Shops are full of different types of fasteners from different materials, different price categories. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages. Driva wall plugs for drywall have proven to be the best.

Their main advantages are:

• strength;
• lack of preliminary work (drilling);
• minimum free space behind a sheet of drywall;
• weight load from 25 to 32 kg;
• easy disassembly;
• low price.

These dowels withstand the influence of external factors, they are inherent:

• frost resistance;
• moisture resistance;
• fire resistance;
• corrosion resistance;
• durability.

These qualities make the choice of Driva dowels optimal for any construction work. They are convenient to use, practical.

Approaching the choice of fasteners, like other building materials, you need to be clear about what you want to get in the final result.

• If you are building additional frame elements in the room or you want to hang heavy cabinets, then choose a metal dowel.
• It is important to calculate in advance the estimated weight that the structure will carry, depending on this it is necessary to choose the required size (length and diameter of the screw).
• For light objects (paintings, photographs, small shelves, wall lamps) plastic fasteners are perfect.

Driva dowels, according to many people's reviews, are an excellent choice for work with plasterboard. They are simple and comfortable in work, do not require special knowledge and tools, they can be easily dismantled without destroying the material. They are chosen by professional masters and ordinary heads of families.

How to screw the dowel in drywall, see below.