Recent content by kostic2000

Cheers, guys. I will try these. I hope violin is not there to play a funeral march to my guitar:-)

So, finally got to it. As it appeared I was way overoptimistic of the kind of wall that was. This an internal wall and seems to be some kind of breeze block or similar. Normal plugs didn't work, tried Fischer SX (high performance) plugs, and although it is relatively snug in there and does not...

The plaster maybe old (haven't checked in that particular room yet), but pretty sure it's not 50mm thick. The house is late 20s. To oops: Yes, this is where I got 8mm thing from as well.

Thanks everybody for the answers. I'm looking for the highest reliability as I'd rather not see my prised guitar fly down from the wall!

I presume you are talking about generic brown plugs at 7mm. Is there any advantage to upgrade to nylon ones, like these https://www.toolstation.com/shop/Screws+%26+Fixings/d90/Wall+Plugs/sd2060/Fischer+Nylon+S+Plug/p18262?

Thanks. So you suggest using the plug for up to 6mm screw, which is a bit smaller than the screw in question. This is what I've been leaning towards too.

Like I mentioned there is no head, as it's a dowel, so no head to measure.

Hi, I need to hang a guitar holder to the brick wall. The thing is, although sold in Europe, the hanger is US made and comes with an imperial size screw, 1/4 inch (6.35mm). Measured length is around 42mm or so. The Which wall plugs should I use? Been looking at Fischer S nylon plugs, but should...

Hi, It's a 1920s house with originally four fireplaces, two downstairs and two upstairs. The upstairs ones were blocked off at some point. Downstairs I want to keep the dining room one for aesthetic reasons, and use the one in the living room as an open fire (for now at least). I had a...

Well, outside is pretty much the same as the inside. There is no cover, it is just a hole ouside. As for the brushes, this was my first thought. May be they did not put it there in the first place, I doubt the fitter would have removed them, althought who knows. The top looks similar to...