expansion anchor

However, some expansion anchors have a pointed end that permits driving them with a hammer into wallboard.

Even stronger than expansion anchors are toggle bolts.

For plaster or masonry walls, use an expansion anchor.

But for larger jobs and more holding power, lead expansion anchors and lag screws are used.

An expansion anchor, on the other hand, can be inserted without your having to hold the fixture in place.

For solid masonry walls, use masonry bolts, also called expansion anchors.

Easiest to install and strong enough for moderately heavy loads supported by more than the minimum recommended number of standards are expansion anchors.

Stronger than expansion anchors and also better suited to plaster walls are toggle bolts.

Here it may be easier to use an expansion anchor.

The expansion anchor is inserted into a hole drilled in the wall.