14-02-2015, 03:00 PM
Used my space plug samples today at last lol
I was putting a mopstick handrail up into my loft and the wall it was going onto was battened and insulated then boarded and skimmed. If I had put any forward planning into it I would have put sections of plywood behind the boards where the brackets go ,but hey ho I didn't . So this left me with a right pain trying to get a solid fixing. Scratched my head then remembered I had some space plugs. I drilled 3 x 6mm holes through the plasterboard into the wall and tapped in some rawlplugs. Then drilled a 30mm hole dead centre for the space plug . Pushed the space plug in and wound it out just a touch past the surface. Then fit 3 long screws into the wall and tighten carefully in turn until the bracket is solid against the space plug.
To be honest I didn't think this would work but it did and feels very solid.
I tried to post this as a separate thread but it wouldn't let me so sorry stretch ive had to tag on to yours
I was putting a mopstick handrail up into my loft and the wall it was going onto was battened and insulated then boarded and skimmed. If I had put any forward planning into it I would have put sections of plywood behind the boards where the brackets go ,but hey ho I didn't . So this left me with a right pain trying to get a solid fixing. Scratched my head then remembered I had some space plugs. I drilled 3 x 6mm holes through the plasterboard into the wall and tapped in some rawlplugs. Then drilled a 30mm hole dead centre for the space plug . Pushed the space plug in and wound it out just a touch past the surface. Then fit 3 long screws into the wall and tighten carefully in turn until the bracket is solid against the space plug.
To be honest I didn't think this would work but it did and feels very solid.
I tried to post this as a separate thread but it wouldn't let me so sorry stretch ive had to tag on to yours
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