Alf Berrington asked 3 years ago
I've got an ongoing problem drilling into a wall and keeping a small bore hole and, more importantly, keeping anything attached to the wall..
First a bit of background - the property we live in was built in the 1920's and the walls may still have the original plaster on, which may be the cause of my problem.
Every time I drill holes, to attach anything, the plaster just seems to be quite thick as the drill has to go in a distance before I hit brick. It then comes out as a very fine, grey, powder. Then comes my second problem. The brickwork seems to be very solid, similar to engineering bricks, and very resistant to any kind of pressure. This is turn causes the drill bit to wobble causing the hole to widen and leading to a lot of frustration and "adult" cursing. Then, as I place the rawl plug into the hole. it doesn't slide in snug and the screw turns the rawl plug as it has no grip. I am using the correct rawl plug for the size of screw and don't know what to do to solve the problem. I've drilled holes in more modern properties and never had this problem. Can you offer any kind of solution to my problem?
First a bit of background - the property we live in was built in the 1920's and the walls may still have the original plaster on, which may be the cause of my problem.
Every time I drill holes, to attach anything, the plaster just seems to be quite thick as the drill has to go in a distance before I hit brick. It then comes out as a very fine, grey, powder. Then comes my second problem. The brickwork seems to be very solid, similar to engineering bricks, and very resistant to any kind of pressure. This is turn causes the drill bit to wobble causing the hole to widen and leading to a lot of frustration and "adult" cursing. Then, as I place the rawl plug into the hole. it doesn't slide in snug and the screw turns the rawl plug as it has no grip. I am using the correct rawl plug for the size of screw and don't know what to do to solve the problem. I've drilled holes in more modern properties and never had this problem. Can you offer any kind of solution to my problem?
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