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If you will be using the drill for a sustained time for a one off job – such as battening masonry for a plasterboard wall, then it makes sense to hire your equipment. Discuss your project with the hire shop and they will be able to advise you which is the best tool for the job. Measure the depth of the hole you wish to drill. This will be determined by the length of the screw which will be in the wall. This method also works with curtain rails, which can carry heavy curtains and withstand daily tugging without coming loose.
Can use timber to mark , what will be covered once finished and keep all test holes damage to this area so can be covered . I'm making some built-in wardrobes for zcacogp towers. Going in the master bedroom, and comprising a frame which the doors hang on, which is screwed to the walls. The usual method is to drill a hole of the correct size and then insert a plastic wall plug to screw into.
Fixing Timber Battens to Masonry with Resin
You will also need masonry drill bits of the correct size for your job (more on sizes later). You can tell if a drill bit is for drilling masonry or concrete by the shape of the end. Sometimes the above step is easier if you push the screw all the way through the item and then you’ll easily get the pointy end of the screw into the plug, sliding the item down the screw until it meets the wall. Where your masonry is not in good condition there are other solutions for fixing to masonry or concrete using chemical resin anchors. We will look at using wall plugs first, then move on to resin fixing solutions. Fixing with Plastic Wall Plugs Plugs should be set into the masonary so to fix a 22mm timber use a 3&1/2 inch screw x 10s head , use a 6.5mm drill bit with brown plugs if walls crumbly.
If you use the point of the V as the position of where we want to drill the hole, it is much clearer. This will give you a more accurate measurement than a cross too, as it is easy to end up shifting the drill bit along an "arm" of a cross. Make sure if you are fixing Battens on a wall that they are straight and regularly spaced at 400mm apart ( see our Battening a Wall project for more information) Once the resin has cured you can then use the batten to provide a base for nails or screws, to hold your plasterboard, kitchen cupboard or radiator for exampleSet the batten on the wall and make sure it is vertical using a spirit level. Mark around the batten with a pencil One major fastener supplier actually used to supply a rebranded pump like that with some of their drill sets. Obviously screws, and therefore wall plugs for Kitchen Cabinets will be bigger than screws and wall plugs for hanging pictures. When it comes to what to use, today there is a great range of different construction adhesives available that will securely fix timber battens and other objects to masonry surfaces, in most cases as strongly as any screw.
Screws come in all shapes and sizes. The larger the number of the screw, the larger the diameter. For example a number 8 screw is smaller than a number 10. This method saves you marking each hole individually before you put the batten on the wall, which can lead to mistakes. Firstly lay out everything you need. Please note that the sizes of your drill bit, wall plugs and screws will vary depending on the job, and we explain this in more detail below. If you prefer to work in inches there is a handy online converter tool at Metric Conversions. Or do I have to get a builder and cut out the piece of wall and replace it (which seems a bit drastic!)...
Fixing to Masonry
If this is not possible, or you don’t fancy judging it by eye, then measuring accurately will do the same job. The wall is also not straight, and screwing the wardrobe frame onto it requires the frame to bend to follow the curve of the wall. Therefore there is a significant amount of force exerted on whatever wall anchors are used. I wonder though, is there any way to confirm the wall is masonry behind the drywall? Just that hitting a stud/timber will also thwart a self drilling anchor. Inject the resin into the hole. The best way to do this is using the applicator skeleton gun fitted with an extension tube of the correct length and diameter to reach the bottom of the hole (see picture above). Inject gently, slowly removing the tube from the hole, to deposit resin without trapping air. For accurate, waste-free injection you can pre-mark the tube with tape just like we did with the masonry bit when we were drilling holes in the project above. Stop operating the trigger when the tape appears. Make sure you set the tape at a distance from the tube end to allow for the resin that will be displaced by the stud, dowel or bar. There are various applicator skeleton guns available, depending on which resin you choose. You may already have the basic 300cc and/or 400cc skeleton gun if you have carried out other work with fillers and sealers.
Push in the wall plug you are using, in this case a red one. Make sure the plastic plug is entirely in the hole. Should I enlarge the holes and use a resin filler? If I do, do I set the bolts (they are size 10 self tapping bolts) in the resin, or still use the plugs? Push the wall plug into the timber, turn the screw in a couple of turns and tap it through with a hammer. You will feel the plug slip through the timber into the wall and when you do it is time to screw the screw in. Even though the battens won’t be seen, if they are badly fitted, badly spaced or uneven then they will make it almost impossible to get a good job at the end, and could cause further problems later. The screw does not go right to the very end of the wall plug, and there is always a little drilling dust left at the end of the hole, so we always add 10mm to the depth of the hole to allow for this.
Drilling into Masonry
NatWest, RBS and Ulster Bank to close at least 172 branches in 2023/24 – here's the full list, plus alternatives To be fair it does eventually blunt the masonry bit slightly but it takes about 650 holes through timber to do this and the time saved, together with the accuracy involved, makes it worth it. Fixing with Resins and Adhesives Plastic wall plugs (also known as Rawl plugs) help you to get a secure fitting when you are fixing things to walls. Therefore in this example we have – 43mm of screw in the wall plus 10mm allowance = a hole 53mm deep. You can now use the masonry bit to drill right through the timber and the wall (don’t forget to alter your depth marker on your drill bit to take account of the depth of the batten).
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