Best fixings for a shelf on a thermalite wall.

[Rampage]

I have a thermalite block wall that I want to fit a heavyish Oak shelf onto.
What's the best fixings to use? Long wall plugs?

Thanks.

 

[kjacko]

When i hung my 42" plasma onto a dot'n'dabbed thermalite wall i used 75mm bolts (M6 iirc), BUT i injected some grab adhesive into the holes first and let the bolts set in, before hanging the tv bracket.
Worked fine.

 

[Rampage]

I've just bought some of these thanks:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rawl-Plug...al_Nails_Fixing_MJ&hash=item19d86b9638&_uhb=1

 

[kjacko]

Hmmm.....never seen em before. for the crazy price, give em a go.
You could always re-enforce them with the grab adhesive method as well.

 

[Harbourwoodwork]

I have a thermalite block wall that I want to fit a heavyish Oak shelf onto.
What's the best fixings to use? Long wall plugs?

Thanks.

how are you supporting your shelf

 

[Rampage]

Just usual 90 degree brackets.
It been up for years but I tripped the other day and landed on it!

 

[Harbourwoodwork]

Do a bit of on the job research ,use the Rawlplug fixing but let us know how it went,Iv'e never used them before ,It looks like an adaption of the masonry screw , which works well and is now industry standard,well it is for me .

 

[foxhole]

Do a bit of on the job research ,use the Rawlplug fixing but let us know how it went,Iv'e never used them before ,It looks like an adaption of the masonry screw , which works well and is now industry standard,well it is for me .

Standard thermalite screw in plug, most other fixing just pull out.

 

[Rampage]

Not particularly good.
With the 7mm reccomended hole it wouldn't go in, the cross head was rounding but with a 8mm drill it was too loose. I went with some large 10mm normal wall plugs in the end.