tjsc Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 Fixing my cabinet to main wall, going by Rawlplug website..... marked out holes to be drilled (website suggests for a 10mm rawlbolt you need a 12mm drill bit!!). Drilled holes, offered up cabinet to wall, tighten bolts, nothing, I tighten up the bolts, didnt grip and they just came away from the wall??? What did i do wrong.......the holes are obviously too big now, so off to buy some bigger ones. Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 I would get rid of the plugs and use a resin system, it can all be bought from screw fix for around £20 including the studs. It's just a question of putting the stud in then filling with resin. If I remember rightly it takes a 1/4 of a tonne of pressure per stud to remove. Never again will I use rawl plugs. When you move house just grind then back, fill and paint over. This is what I used : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 And here Is link to their product it's actually only a £5.00 and you should have enough to do 2 cabinets. Just dont get it in ANYTHING you don't want stuck http://m.screwfix.com/details.htm?id=53359 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humperdingle Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 (edited) Fixing my cabinet to main wall, going by Rawlplug website..... marked out holes to be drilled (website suggests for a 10mm rawlbolt you need a 12mm drill bit!!). Drilled holes, offered up cabinet to wall, tighten bolts, nothing, I tighten up the bolts, didnt grip and they just came away from the wall??? What did i do wrong.......the holes are obviously too big now, so off to buy some bigger ones. Terry What's the wall made of? Edit: Do you have a link to where the site suggests a 12mm drill bit? Edited July 7, 2011 by humperdingle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.I.A Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 Spot on just what ive been looking for, can you advise what bolts would be best to get to use with the resin above? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad93 Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 (edited) tbh with you a 10mm rawl bolt wasnt really up to the job imo. anyway you should have done a 10mm hole with a 10mm rawl bolt i believe and hammered it in. use the rawl bolts youve got fully done up (so the casing is expanded) and use the resin dont buy more studs just use what youve got Edited July 7, 2011 by Brad93 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ste12b Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 I would get rid of the plugs and use a resin system, it can all be bought from screw fix for around £20 including the studs. It's just a question of putting the stud in then filling with resin. If I remember rightly it takes a 1/4 of a tonne of pressure per stud to remove. Never again will I use rawl plugs. When you move house just grind then back, fill and paint over. This is what I used : +1 I have light weight block walls and this stuff is the business Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 (edited) As said above you can use the ones you already have, the only reason I bought more was because i destroyed my rawl bolts if you do want some you can by them from screw fix also I think for around £3.00 for 5 any stud will do I would have thought Edited July 7, 2011 by mpk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radar_uk Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 Another vote for the resin fix though do read the instructions unlike my shooting colleague who drilled the holes, stuck in the receiving end of the expansion bolt, offered up the cabinet, screwed the bolts half way in and then left it for 20 minutes when in fact the instructions actually said it went off in 20 mins ! Outcome..... safe very firmly affixed to wall thought can be moved about half an inch on the half screwed in bolts which now are set solid LOL ! FEO not impressed so he has some work to do this weekend to sort that out ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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