Removing drywall anchors easily video

[Packard]

I came across this video on removing drywall anchors. I have plaster walls, but I will try it anyway.

 

[usernumber1]

needle nose pliers and a yank

but that's not a drywall anchor.

this is a prefered quicky. or various toggler options

 

[Packard]

needle nose pliers and a yank

but that's not a drywall anchor.

this is a prefered quicky. or various toggler options


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I’ve used those. They tend to crumble some of the surrounding plaster. They are also available in plastic, and those would not penetrate the plaster. Pre-drilling worked better with these in plaster. Easy to remove though.

 

[cpw]

Good anchors expand on the backside of the drywall. IMO, It's better to knock them into the cavity and leave a smaller hole than it would take to actually rip them out.

 

[luvmytoolz]

Good anchors expand on the backside of the drywall. IMO, It's better to knock them into the cavity and leave a smaller hole than it would take to actually rip them out.

Bingo!

 

[Frank-Jan]

Thanks for sharing, could be usefull for removing regular wall anchors. I wasn't sure I even still had one of those bottle openers, (I've been using a funny one with a needle that goes through the cork and you can pump air into the bottle so it pops up from internal pressure )