>>2878521
How would I go about it? I have a table saw and access to bits of wood. I have utility knives and things. What's your actual setup? This is what I would do

>cut two strips of wood, ideally 3/4" plywood 1-2" wide, one the same length as your latch and one 2-3x as long
>cut a hole in the drywall the size of the smaller piece. Then slip the longer piece into the wall without dropping it
>screw through the drywall above and below the hole into the piece of wood to create a secure mounting point
>screw the second piece of wood in, filling the hole
>attach latch piece

this will provide some security and look fine, just caulk and paint over it.

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How would you go about fixing this door latch to the wall?The area it lines up to is just hollow drywall, and these wall plugs obviously…

How would you go about fixing this door latch to the wall?
The area it lines up to is just hollow drywall, and these wall plugs obviously…