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As long as it's hard enough in the wall to hold the shelves up great. Gonna take a look in B&Q tomorrow.

Is this the kind of thing i'd want? Tried searching around for something i could use. Not sure where i could go out and buy it ... can't seem to find anything on the B&Q site. Anyone give me another name?

What are Chemical Anchors? Could I use them to fill quite a large hole and then screw into that? Wondering if I could use a small chisel to just make as deep a hole as possible and then just fill it in.

So make an initial indent with non-hammer and then switch to break through? I think I'm going to give up - the holes just aren't going to end up where I want them.

Ahh yes the hammer part would be my mistake there actualy. I switched to the HSS for once i'd hit the hard stone and was trying to make a hole in it. Masonry bits just tend to skim all over them. I did manage to get one wall plug in using the method but it was absolute mess. The brackets...

I just managed to shatter a Titanium Nitride coated HSS bit into the wall so that didn't work. Starting to accept that I just can't drill into my outer walls. Can't see anyone I know having a s.d.s ..... would love to tryone.

I think i'll try that. Use a small non-masonary bit and see if i can put a hole in the stone. I'm using one of these.

No; standard hammer drill. You think that will make that much of a difference? One time i broke off the wing of a masonary bits tip by trying to drill inbetween stones. They're pretty hard.

I live in a council flat. The outer walls consist of 2cm of sandy material that crumbles away the moment the thin layer of plaster is breached. Beyond that is a layer that seems to consist of many individual hard stones. The consequence of this is that as soon as i drill into it, the...