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    Wall crumbles when drilling

    Thanks very much for your advice. I think you're right about waiting until after Christmas to buy a new drill.
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    Wall crumbles when drilling

    I'll try to get a set of masonry bits. The set I have say 'multimaterial' but looking at the back I looks like brick might not be one of them...the picture's a bit confusing. They're silver and green. My drill is 10.8V. And I'm pretty sure it doesn't have hammer action. I was given it for...
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    Wall crumbles when drilling

    The drill bit is painted green. It's a cordless drill. I've got some rawl plugs but they're too long to fit into the hole at the moment. When you say hammer action, what exactly do you mean? I've just shone a light into the hole and I can't see the colour of the brick. It's all cream so I don't...
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    Wall crumbles when drilling

    I'm trying to put up some blinds I bought yesterday. Forgive me if I sound ignorant but I'm not exactly handy. When I drill into the wall the hole ends up about twice the size of the drill bit. The plaster just crumbles and then when I hit what I assume is the brick, I can't go any further no...
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