They did here, climbing up to see out of windows, but they are fixed to brick so pretty solid - it didn't prevent them standing on exposed 15mm pipes though and bending them
Kids have pulled radiator off plasterboard wall!
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They did here, climbing up to see out of windows, but they are fixed to brick so pretty solid - it didn't prevent them standing on exposed 15mm pipes though and bending them
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buy them some toys.
A bit old for that now..
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What else do you want... A sticker saying "caution, this radiator may be hot"
Kids have to be told. Mine were.
Sorry, I guess you missed my previous reply to you.
The "Redi-drives" that you linked to are rated at 7Kg, that is even lower than the Fischer universal nylon plugs which will hold 10Kg, their metal cavity fixings and gravity toggles are rated at 20Kg
Have a look at the following for a comparison.
http://www.fischer.in.th/PortalData...dfs/Plasterboard_Fixings_Guide_webversion.pdf
BTW I can't see anything wrong with using a drill bit with the fittings that you linked to but they are designed to be self drilling.
OK if those loads are for fixings in plasterboard, as the load will be limited by the board material rather than the fixing strength. With 2 or maybe 4 anchors in pullout, the load would be a good pull for kids.
I agree a fixing which splays out behind the board is likely to be stronger than the Redi-drive, that's why I suggested using the same type, but installed properly, as the originals don't seem to be.
I can't see anything wrong with using a drill bit with the fittings that you linked to but they are designed to be self drilling. Saw that on your link, it surprised me. I'd have thought going straight in without a pilot hole would break up the plaster locally and make the result weaker. But I've never tried these fixings from scratch.
BTW what happened to the OP?
Red gripits have a loadbearing of 74kg. Combine that with hatching the plasterboard with a stanley blade and sticking brackets on with clear silicon.
Or you can cut plasterboard out with multitool..put stud in between uprights and then replace plasterboard and easyfill.
Or you can cut plasterboard out with multitool..put stud in between uprights and then replace plasterboard and easyfill.
BTW what happened to the OP?
It happens sometimes. You are trying to give someone advice and they drop out of the conversation...d
Red gripits have a loadbearing of 74kg. Combine that with hatching the plasterboard with a stanley blade and sticking brackets on with clear silicon.
Or you can cut plasterboard out with multitool..put stud in between uprights and then replace plasterboard and easyfill.
Gripits are good, expensive though. They recommend the brown ones for rads. I see that they now seem to have some kind of white collar (presumably) to prevent the fitting twisting as the wings are opened.
https://www.gripitfixings.co.uk/products/gripit-brown
I've never tried them but Charlie boy recommends these...
I have devised similar, with a thin lathe of wood and a bit of string in the past.
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