Recent content by grizzledman89

Oh not at all! I’ve never used an SDS drill. My budget is probably 100 if there’s any in that range I could get? Anything that I should be prepared for that might go wrong with me using one? Secondly, with these existing rawl plugs - I can’t get them out. I tried pulling, screwing a nail in a...

Ah ok - would you recommend based on the results here that I get a stronger SDS drill and drill upwards through the lintel or do it on the sides? I think there’s less damage on the ceiling side though met a lot of resistance at the 3cm-ish point with my current drill, so tried the sides

Thanks! Any particular brand you’d recommend? And would it be strong enough to bear weight / how long until I drill again? (Just some blinds)

What kind of filler? I want to make sure the wall is as strong as it can be and I don’t have any experience doing that

So my son was drilling holes in a window recess for some blinds and it’s all gone horribly wrong — two chunks came off and fractured a larger area, and I’m trying to help but can’t remove the wall plugs (the mess you can see is a result of attempts to get out). In the other image you can see...

I live in a rented property and shortly after moving in the toilet roll holder fell off the wall, taking some of the white paintwork with it. We are having an inspection on the 24th (so next Tuesday) and I'd really like to fix it up as much as possible so that they don't notice and I avoid...