Hey there, sounds frustrating!

First thing determine exactly what the wall is made of, as others have asked. Those EZ will work for drywall but not concrete, cement or brick, and actually you don't want to be trying to screw those into a stud, behind the drywall, it wont work.

If you have drywall then those EZ plugs should work fine, be carefull not to over tighten them this could be breaking up the wall, or it could be you're not applying enough pressure when screwing them in. Those thing can be a little fussy...

An alternative, which would work better for drywall is the old fashion plug. These come in differnet materials, plastic being the most common. As mention earlier,pre drill the hole first, tap the plug in with a hammer, and screw your mounting screw into the plug. It's a good idea to check these once in a while to make sure they're not coming out. Wouldn't want to see those Q's fall to the floor.

If you have a solid wall ( concrete, brick,ect. ) or want to screw into a stud ( generally spaced 12" to 16" apart behind drywall ) then you simply need screws. For concrete use a masorary screw, and for the stud a simple wood screw would be fine. Pre drilling is always a good idea, it makes things easier and neater. For the cement, brick you would want a masonary bit, and if you had access to it a hammer drill, if not then it'll just take a little longer to drill with a regular one.

Using a screw for any wall type that'll go 1 inch into the wall should be good. ie: 1 1/2 -> 2

A simple trick for screwing into the latter is to use a bit of liquid soap on the screw thread before you screw it into the wall, this will make it earier for you.

Don't worry about holes in the wall, they can easily be patched with some plaster and then sanded.

Also if you trying to figure out what material you're trying to srew into, you can use a small bit and drill into it, or a fine nail. This will give you a very good idea if you're dealing with cement/brick, drywall, or a wooden stud behind the drywall. Such a small hole is easily filled with plaster and you'll never see once it's dried.

Try Home Depot I find for the most part the folks there are pretty knowledgeable, just tell them what you're trying to do.



Good luck, Jag