Holes

Help. At my daughter's house one of her (double 5 ft) radiators was loose on the wall and I was worried about her toddler pulling it off and wrecking the pipes.

I took off the radiator and the holes that the brackets are plugged to are enormous (and of dubious geometry). I cannot put the brackets in a different location due to the lugs on the back of the radiators.

Ideally I need to fill the holes and start again. Have you any suggestions on how to go about this - or if there are any alternative radiator brackets available (the radiators have a top and bottom seam.

Reply to
John
Loading thread data ...

Screwfix do a filled epoxy for high stength fixings - just the thing for holes like that.

Reply to
Grunff

If it's a solid wall, the quickest - although perhaps not cheapest - way might be to enlarge the holes further to take expanding bolts - you'll get them in the sheds. They're just about the right size to fit between two brick courses if this is why the originals have pulled out, and they certainly won't. ;-)

Reply to
Dave Plowman

Fill the holes with car body filler - the hard setting one. This will set rock solid in 1/2 hour. Redrill for the correct wall plug and away you go! A

60min job at the outside!
Reply to
Paul Lakra

Fill the holes with car body filler - the hard setting one. This will set rock solid in 1/2 hour. Redrill for the correct wall plug and away you go! A

60min job at the outside!
Reply to
Paul Lakra

Well, never been asked how to fill a hole before!

For solid walls filler is the usual thing.

Regards, NT

Reply to
N. Thornton

Alternatively..............

Get a couple of wooden battens. Cut plaster back to brickwork. Drill, plug and screw battens to wall. Make good. Screw brackets to battens.

Reply to
Sumgod

Ah maybe but - I've three new rads ready to go in, but all the brackets are handed the same. i.e.___| ___| This way for a double

| | |_ |_ This way round for a single panel.

Swapping them would make no odds.

There are normally enough slots/holes in the brackets to use a higher/lower hole surely? If all else fails well hardened Tetrion will be fine.

Toby.

Reply to
Toby

---8 Steve R

Yeah but mine's beginning to sag and getting a big wrinkled & tatty. How much you asking for them?

Choice of colours?

-- John Stumbles

-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

-+

Reply to
John Stumbles

HomeOwnersHub website is not affiliated with any of the manufacturers or service providers discussed here. All logos and trade names are the property of their respective owners.