To improve things even further, Plasplug also make a hook with the fixing included to make your life even easier, this particular product can be seen in the image below.

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Sorry, mate. But if there is only a wisp of wood to fix to, the screws will not hold a standing door. Next measure the width of your hanging rail and again mark its centre. Match up the marks on the door and hanging rail and then use a spirit level to level the hanging rail.Plasplugs specialised, Hollow Door Fixings are ideal for fitting coat hooks, name plates and other fixings to the narrow gauge of hollow doors and panels.

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For this tutorial we will be using some 2×1 inch planed batten, but you are free to use the correct size batten for your needs. As it’s planed we don’t need to sand it down, but if you are using just sawn batten, give it a good sand down first and once painted this will produce a good finish.

most internal hinges are desighned for no7 screws which are threaded all the way up i use 1 1/4" sevens for "hollow" doors If there aren’t any holes already in the hanging rail you will need to measure and mark centre points and then drill them out.

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Measure and mark the centre point of your batten around 30mm in from either end, drill out two small pilot holes and then countersink them ( see our guide here on pilot holes and countersinking for more information). I put in some hollow door plugs which I thought might help the screws grip better but that has made it worse and the hinge is now coming away from the door.Insert a piece behind the existing - but a longer piece so you can drill and fix it above and below where the hinge is located. Now it's fixed, you can fix your hinge as normal. For anything up to the weight of a t-shirt they’ll just about hold but for anything heavier a proprietary fixing needs to be used.

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When it comes to actual physical fixings, these are the best fixings DIY Doctor have found for this job. The fixings in question are made by Plasplug and can be seen in the image below. In the following guide we look at some of the best methods of fixing to hollow doors and ensuring that the object you’re fixing actually stays in place on the door. Types of Hollow Door FixingsIn terms of fixing the batten to the door you have two choices; use the same hollow door fixings mentioned above or glue the batten in place using one of the many construction adhesives available today. We've recently moved into a house where the top hinge of the bathroom door was loose making it difficult to close as it was catching at the top. I was able to tighten the screws of this hinge against the door which resolved the problem a few times but now the screws are just not gripping anything as it is a completely hollow door. I really like some of your ideas and will give them a go (and then will probably have to get a new door) Ha ha ha!