Neighbour new to the joys of walls with an inch of Victorian plaster before there's even a chance of finding brick asked me what wallplugs I recommend. I told him I use Fischer SX rimless so they can set into the brick (when you find it) but that I wouldn't want to recommend as such them without asking my betters. So any recommendations please?
+1 for SX
I use Rawlplug UNO, which have a rim and tap them through the plaster with a punch.
I tap them through using a screw, backwards. Perfect.
Bill
Nice!
I love the Unos - does anyone sell the yellow ones on their own?
/I love the Unos - does anyone sell the yellow ones on their own? /q
The Range did last time I stocked up, all? 3 size/colours sold separately.
Jim K
Thanks for the comments. I've passed them all on. (But I think he, like me, has a fair bit of plaster that wants to run and hide under the floorboards as soon as it sees a hammer so tapping rimmed plugs through it may not be the chosen option.)
The *best* solution may be to purchase something specific. However I usuall y end up tweaking something genetic that I have. So, normal rawlplugs, just cut off the rim. If you want a "sheath" all the way up, a cheap frame fixi ng (e.g. from toolstation), trimmed to suit. Simon.
Victorian plaster is usually so soft you're not going to want to fix to it anyway. So make the correct sized hole into the brick, then tap a flanged plug in so it stops at the brick.
Thanks. I see the merits of that if it's just the odd job - though I'm put off by my incompetence which means I've all too often nicked a finger doing it with whatever wrong tool was at hand :(
Yes, maybe you can get a special tool to do it ;-) I find electrical side cutters do the job. And the trick with a stanley knife is to "wobble" the blade through the plastic rather than trying to "slice" it and risk the knife slicing you too. Or, hold the knife steady and pull the item past it. Simon.
To risk thread drift, but oh I hate the plaster dilemma. Should I get the old plaster skimmed and hope it stays on the wall, or rip it all off and start again? I have tried drilling holes and injecting PVA which sometimes helps. Simon.
I sounded all of mine out with a spanner wheeltapper style.
Knocked the loose patches off (usually the skim) then PVA'd it and reskimmed.
Been fine for several years - still find the odd small hollow patch, but they are extremely few in number and of no consequence.
I've several pairs of flush side cutters - all small except one - and they're really good for plugs, cutting cable ties flat and flush etc.
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