View media item 6231 Err I though that was what I said!
Doing it the way I describe will work & you don’t need to grind/squash the head or chisel out the grout! Don't screw the screw right it; just screw it in half a turn so it’s poking out of the wall & then push fairly hard on the screw head. When you push on the screw head, it should move towards the wall & push the captive nut away, straightening out the bars; it will become loose & allow you to pull the plug out. Push the head it in until it won’t go in any further but if you run out of screw, use a screw driver. I promise you it does work!
Might work but what's more likely to happen is the plug will start to rotate in the wall as soon as the drill bit bites!
What’s with thenot if you push fairly hard, or drill at a slight angle.
it’s a simple problem with an equally simple solution; I've already said that what you suggest might work (& will if you know what your doing) but why take a drill to it when you don’t have to! If the OP was experienced & confident about drilling it out, don’t you think they would have done that already. Why the risk inexperienced hands boring a bloody great hole through the tiles or allowing the drill bit to slip damaging them, straightening out the legs of these plugs behind the wall so you can pull it through works every time. Richard C";p="1060972 said:
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