Fixing cable to breeze block

[Dartlec]

Anyone have a good solution for clipping cables to breeze block and other similar soft block.

It makes it easy to channel when your sds chisel goes through it like butter, but its a pig when you are trying to fix cables in place.

Cable clips generally just bounce out, though I have had limited success with the little plugs you can buy to grip the nails.

Capping is another way of course, but trying to fix that with nails can be just as fruitless and plugs and screws would take forever.

Oval conduit has some of the same problems, and you have to remember to feed the cable through before you terminate it

Am I missing a simple solution that all other sparks use, or is this just one of those jobs that everyone hates?

 

[securespark]

What's wrong with plugs & screws?

 

[holmslaw]

..

 

[GaryMo]

Capping is another way of course, but trying to fix that with nails can be just as fruitless and plugs and screws would take forever.

On our installs (new extensions for example), most walls are now dry lined so no need to chase into the block. We use capping and 50mm galvanised clout nails which work a treat.
If, on the odd occasion we need to chase into the block the same method also works fine.
We use capping nails for harder materials.

 

[RF Lighting]

Yep. I do exactly the same as the post above.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

breeze block and other similar soft block.

[pedant]Breeze block is actually very hard - it's the old dark, almost black stuff made from recycled slag.[/pedant]

 

[GaryMo]

Thermalite block.

 

[Steve]

Thermalite block.

[shudder]Horrid stuff, they build half this house from it. [/shudder]

 

[ban-all-sheds]

They usually do.

 

[Norv]

Pretty much the same but on harder brick I drill a 6mm hole, put in a red plug & use a galvanised clout nail

 

[GaryMo]

Pretty much the same but on harder brick I drill a 6mm hole, put in a red plug & use a galvanised clout nail

Capping nails into the mortar would be much faster and a lot less messing about.

 

[Norv]

Each to their own I suppose. I still find capping nails bend if hammered straight into hard brick

 

[GaryMo]

Aim for the bits between the brickwork!

 

[Norv]

it crumbles

 

[GaryMo]

it crumbles

Try 50mm galv clout nails then, I doubt it'll crumble 50mm into the course

Seriously though, I've never had a problem with a combination of 50mm galv clout nails and capping nails.