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Drilling holes in wall of 1900s tenement

Anonymous user 23/02/2024 - 2.45 PM

In a tenement built around 1900, keep struggling when drilling holes. The cement of the wall turns to dust, and there seems to be a cavity in the wall where the hole plugs easily push through when trying to get the screw in (last occasion was above a door frame). Would there be any way to make any given hole safe to carry on using it? Any building material which could be used to strengthen the wall/hole? Thanks

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RK Carpentry

Rating: 5 out of 5

Southsea

If the wall is a cavity try using toggle bolts, they don't always work on old walls but worth a go. Good luck.

Answered29 July 2013