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using polyfilla around a rawlplug torge conrad maguar 12-18-2006
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Posted by The Medway Handyman on December 18, 2006, 1:43 pm


Huge wrote:
>
>> So help this American understand what you're talking about, please.
>> What is a breeze block? What is a rawlplug? What is polyfilla?
>
> Cinder block.
>
> Dunno.
>
> Spackle.
>
> Respectively.

I think a rawlplug is called a ribbed plastic anchor or a concrete anchor?


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Posted by Steve Walker on December 18, 2006, 3:46 pm


The Medway Handyman wrote:
> Huge wrote:
>>
>>> So help this American understand what you're talking about, please.
>>> What is a breeze block? What is a rawlplug? What is polyfilla?
>>
>> Cinder block.
>>
>> Dunno.
>>
>> Spackle.
>>
>> Respectively.
>
> I think a rawlplug is called a ribbed plastic anchor or a concrete
> anchor?

ribbed for her pleasure....?



Posted by raden on December 18, 2006, 6:23 pm


>Huge wrote:
>>
>>> So help this American understand what you're talking about, please.
>>> What is a breeze block? What is a rawlplug? What is polyfilla?
>>
>> Cinder block.
>>
>> Dunno.
>>
>> Spackle.
>>
>> Respectively.
>
>I think a rawlplug is called a ribbed plastic anchor

And available in all the best toilets

(or as the Septics call them - bathrooms. Who the hell would want to
bath in the pisshouse ?)


>

--
geoff

Posted by The Natural Philosopher on December 18, 2006, 7:40 am


Doug Miller wrote:
>> Have just been drilling into a dividing wall in a 1936 terraced house in
>> London, to hang up a cupboard in the bedroom.
>>
>> What I'm drilling into is almost like soft sand. I guess it must be some
>> kind of breeze block mortar that has deteriorated? The only thoughts I have
>> is to pack some polyfilla around the rawlplug to fill in the hole and get
>> some grip. Is that a good idea? Novice appreciates any advice on what best
>> to do. thanks.
>
> Interesting questions. As Churchill said, the U.S. and the U.K. are "two
> nations divided by a common language."
>
> So help this American understand what you're talking about, please.
> What is a breeze block? What is a rawlplug? What is polyfilla?
>
Breeze block is a sort of low density brick block made of coal power
station slag..sometimes called a cinder block. A rwawlplug is a trade
name for originally a fiber plug inserted into masonry to take a wood
screw. Now universally plastic.

Polyfilla is a trade name for (iriginally) a cellulose based
filler..somewhat like 'spackle' ..its now a tradename for a huge variety
of filling products..

Posted by The Natural Philosopher on December 18, 2006, 7:38 am


torge conrad maguar wrote:
> Have just been drilling into a dividing wall in a 1936 terraced house in
> London, to hang up a cupboard in the bedroom.
>
> What I'm drilling into is almost like soft sand. I guess it must be some
> kind of breeze block mortar that has deteriorated? The only thoughts I have
> is to pack some polyfilla around the rawlplug to fill in the hole and get
> some grip. Is that a good idea? Novice appreciates any advice on what best
> to do. thanks.
>
>

Its not a bad idea, though sand and cement mortar is better. Often pays
to make quite a large hole, paint it with THICK PVA, slap in the mortar
and push the plug into that leaving a matchstick sticking out, then when
set make good with plaster and paint..then pull the matchstick out and
screw whatever into the hole.

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