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Thanks all for your comments. The mystery has been solved. Just thought I'd write about it in case anybody else comes across the same issue, because I suspect it might be a common occurrence in terraced houses. Our neighbour had a look at the wall. He's done a lot of work on his house so he...

Thanks. Would black brick be particularly hard to drill through?

Does iron pipe tend to have a weird smell? I just drilled another hole, 2" to the side of the original hole and I'm getting the same problem. I put a damp Q tip in the hole and it was covered in dark grey dust, and had a nasty smell. Like ammonia or when wet hair is clogging a drain? Would it be...

They are borrowed from my brother-in-law. I think they have had a bit of use. They are def masonry bits (sort of flattened, hammer-head shape) Yes, I am using hammer action, and yes, the drill is switched on, lol I'm, starting with the 4.5 mm bit and switching to bigger sizes to make life...

Thanks all for your input. Just drilled another hole at the opposite end of the shelf. Thought I was having the same problem. Drilling and drilling and getting nowhere. But I was pulling the drill bit out and getting red dust so knew I was in the right place. This time I measured the depth of...

So if would that run vertically down the wall from the ceiling or horizontally across? Can, I avoid it by drilling, say 2" either side of my original hole?

Hello all, I am trying to fix some shelving in my victorian/turn of century terraced brick house. I have already successfully drilled a number of holes, however, I just tried to drill another hole and was standing there for ages and ages drilling away but found I could only go in about 15mm. It...