Anchor for Fixing Gypsum Board

The Driva anchor is a special fastener for installation in gypsum board. Drywall has a number of advantages, but due to its fragility, ordinary fasteners are not always suitable for it. Special fasteners — Driva anchors — are used for such boards.

The anchor body can be made of plastic, but Driva anchors are made of steel — this ensures a high load-bearing capacity of the fastener. Corrosion protection is provided by an electrolytic zinc coating on the steel (drywall anchors are intended for indoor installation). Driva anchors can be supplied with zinc-plated screws.

Anchors for fixing gypsum board are used in construction and other fields due to a number of features.

Advantages of anchors for fixing gypsum board

1. The ability to securely fasten objects to gypsum board.
2. No damage to the material during installation.

When choosing fasteners, their overall length and diameter are taken into account.

Design features

The Driva drywall anchor (sometimes called a “wall plug”) has an original design. It distantly resembles an oversized self-tapping screw — the anchor is short and conical in shape. The shank is encircled by a high, sharp thread with serrations. The tip of the anchor resembles a spade bit for wood — it performs a similar role, “drilling” into the gypsum board as it is screwed in.

Inside the anchor shank there is a through channel. The anchor is installed in two stages:

• first, it is screwed into the drywall to its full depth using a cross-recess screwdriver (the conical head should end up flush with the surface of the gypsum board);
• then a self-tapping screw is screwed into the anchor. It spreads the petals at the tip of the anchor, which firmly fixes the anchor in the drywall. The expansion self-tapping screw also serves to attach materials to the anchor (boards or suspended structures).

Usage features

The fastener can be installed in wooden substrates (plywood, hardboard, particleboard, MDF, etc.). No special tools are required: anchors are installed with an ordinary Phillips screwdriver. During preparation, it is recommended to drill a pilot hole 8 mm in diameter.

FLOK supplies Driva anchors wholesale and retail. Anchors for fixing gypsum board are made of steel and nylon.

Anchor for Fixing Gypsum Board

Tuote	Levyn paksuus	kpl/pcs
DRIVA	9	100/1000
DRIVA METAL	9	100/1000
DRIVA METAL P	9	100/1000