Removing raw/wall plugs from plasterboard General problems, solutions, information and advice on fixing to walls of all kinds

[wshekyls-young]

Hi, I would like to re-decorate a room with a plasterboard wall that has loads of raw/wall plugs. Is there a best practice for removing these so I can fill before starting to decorate?

Thanks

[thedoctor]

Turn an ordinary screw in a few turns until it "bites" on the plug, then pull on the screw to pull the plug out.

[wshekyls-young]

Thanks, so just like a normal wall. I thought that due to the way plugs in plasterboard were designed to grip, this might rip large chunks of plaster off?

[marrtin]

It depends what type of plug they are. You may find they won't come out, so get something slightly smaller than the head of the plug to act as a punch, and knock the plug into the cavity.