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drilling inti bad walls

jmacgillivray · 2009-06-15 19:56:01

I am trying to put up shelves in a room in a very old house - pre 1890. The plaster appears to be coming away from some walls in places, but where I'm trying to drill it seems ok, it just crumbles away! I can't make a small hole without making a large hole!! If anyone can give me some tips to overcome this problem, I would…

15-06-2009 8:56pm

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jmacgillivray

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I am trying to put up shelves in a room in a very old house - pre 1890. The plaster appears to be coming away from some walls in places, but where I'm trying to drill it seems ok, it just crumbles away! I can't make a small hole without making a large hole!! If anyone can give me some tips to overcome this problem, I would much appreciate it!

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#2 15-06-2009 9:30pm

Victor

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http://images.google.ie/images?hl=en&um=1&ei=N682SoG0LIGPsAbCh6C-CQ&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=shelf+units+free+standing&spell=1

Potentially if you find something solid, you should be OK for light stuff, but the wall could be made of anything and is possibly past its sell by date.

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#3 15-06-2009 10:14pm

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thanks for that... yeah, I think the wall is in pretty poor condition! I think I might need to leave the shelf idea, unless anyone has any good advice!!

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