We have been over to Manchester today.To do a little diy job for our son.Simple job two brackets to a wall,then a pole through and hey presto he can hang the clothes on it.So i gets there and there has been four attempts to put these brackets up
So i start first my bradawl goes straight through the plaster board.First drill bit is narrow,a pilot hole,then a wider drill bit.Put in the rawlplug the screw is too lose it does not tighten up.Well i don't have a full set of screws,so off comes the bracket i put in some polyfilla then another rawlplug inside the first one.Screw it up and hey presto a nice tight fit.Job done.Ok so now we head for home after having lunch with him.We are at Bradford interchange when we get a text the weight of the clothes has pulled out the plugs on the top ,oh bother,all i can offer is for him to take off the bracket and then try some longer screws.See if they go deeper in to the breeze block.Failed diy is a bloody pest when you are miles away from home and don't have your full set of tools,or a bit of leeway in time,we had a stated train time to keep to.I could not carry all my gear,it is never in my opinion a straight and easy job.It seems i did not use long enough screws.Bother.
So i start first my bradawl goes straight through the plaster board.First drill bit is narrow,a pilot hole,then a wider drill bit.Put in the rawlplug the screw is too lose it does not tighten up.Well i don't have a full set of screws,so off comes the bracket i put in some polyfilla then another rawlplug inside the first one.Screw it up and hey presto a nice tight fit.Job done.Ok so now we head for home after having lunch with him.We are at Bradford interchange when we get a text the weight of the clothes has pulled out the plugs on the top ,oh bother,all i can offer is for him to take off the bracket and then try some longer screws.See if they go deeper in to the breeze block.Failed diy is a bloody pest when you are miles away from home and don't have your full set of tools,or a bit of leeway in time,we had a stated train time to keep to.I could not carry all my gear,it is never in my opinion a straight and easy job.It seems i did not use long enough screws.Bother.
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