help..Novice.....with... .Plaster & lathe walls?

[RunAwayHorse]

Hi all............I am a bit of a DIY novice, in the process of fitting a shower door between two walls. Unfortunately, where on on side I can fix the frame to a solid block wall, on the other side, is a plaster skim over what appears to be some sort of lathe type underbody.

As the house is 160 plus years old, no doubt the more experienced and knowledgable amongst the forum, will hopefully know what I am going on about.....LOL.

The major problem that I have, is that where I have drilled and attempted to plug the lathe wall it just breaks away, or pulls back through - so i am unable to get a solid fix.

Could anyone please suggest an effective type of anchor fixing for the screws to fix into. I have tried normal style rawls without success and also plastic plasterboard type anchors - again without success.

Your helpful advice on this problem would be very much appreciated.

Sincere regards..............Pete

 

[RunAwayHorse]

OoooPs

 

[Mantamad]

I don't like fixing things into lathe walls, its never easy to get a good hold. Best I have found are the wall plugs that come with screws, they are plastic and push into the hole you have made but have a flat top to prevent being pushed right into the hole. as you tighten the screw in, the plug opens out at the back of the plaster/lathe.

Wickes sell them ( I think they call them cavity fixings) - I had a quick look on Srew fix to give you a link but coundn't find anything similar.

If your shower door is to hinge from the wall, I don't think the fixings would hold for that long, your best bet would be to cut into the wall and fix a timber stud in place then re-plaster.

 

[RunAwayHorse]

Many thanks for the advice manta.......I'll check out your suggestions and hopefully it might prove the answer to the problem.

All the best...........Pete