I live in a council flat.
The outer walls consist of 2cm of sandy material that crumbles away the moment the thin layer of plaster is breached. Beyond that is a layer that seems to consist of many individual hard stones.
The consequence of this is that as soon as i drill into it, the drill bit hits the stone and can go no further. Every attempt at drilling is met with *dink*. I've tried cracking the stone before with a hammer and nail but just end up crumbling the outer layer away to create a big mess.
There are some places where it's possible to drill deep enough to get a wall plug in but the deeper I go the more likely I'll hit a stone and if it's not deep enough the plugs will just wiggle in the sand. Today I decided to try using metal self drill fixtures/anchors. I snapped one in the attempt.
I want to be able to put shelves up on my walls. Is there any way I can do this that I haven't thought of?
Thanks for your help.
Greg
The outer walls consist of 2cm of sandy material that crumbles away the moment the thin layer of plaster is breached. Beyond that is a layer that seems to consist of many individual hard stones.
The consequence of this is that as soon as i drill into it, the drill bit hits the stone and can go no further. Every attempt at drilling is met with *dink*. I've tried cracking the stone before with a hammer and nail but just end up crumbling the outer layer away to create a big mess.
There are some places where it's possible to drill deep enough to get a wall plug in but the deeper I go the more likely I'll hit a stone and if it's not deep enough the plugs will just wiggle in the sand. Today I decided to try using metal self drill fixtures/anchors. I snapped one in the attempt.
I want to be able to put shelves up on my walls. Is there any way I can do this that I haven't thought of?
Thanks for your help.
Greg