|Richard Conway wrote: |> Haymish wrote: |>> The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote: |>>> Haymish wrote: |>>>> Hi all |>>>>
|>>>> My sister wants me to put up some shelves but when I drilled a hole |>>>> in her wall all the plaster near the hole turned to sand leaving a |>>>> huge hole and making it impossible to hand anything. |>>>>
|>>>> I thought saw something in the FAQ about this but can't seem to |>>>> find it now - could someone point me in the right direction, |>>>> thanks. Haymish |>>> Its the brick behind the plaster you need to drill. ;-) |>>> Any plaster that falls out you fill with polyfilla. |>>
|>> It seems like there's no brick in the wall, it all crumbles away. |>> It's an internal wall if that makes any difference. The house is a |>> good 40-50 years old and the wall seems solid enough - with the |>> paper on - lol. Haymish |>
|> Is it a solid wall or lath and plaster? | |It's a solid wall
Is the wall made of breeze block, which is a dark gray colour? This is surprisingly strong.
Then drill deep holes, and use the biggest fattest fasteners you can find