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I really need to favourite this site or make it my homepage.
I'm shocking at DIY. Everyone I ask for advice either gives one word answers or isnt really interested in helping / has the time to help.
Anyways, the mrs who expects me to naturally be a dab hand wants me to put a mirror up in the front room... sure i said...
So, after hours of stress and youtube videos that all tell different stories.. I bought some rawl plugs, turned out I got self drive ones.. started self driving and suddenly hit brick... asked for advice and was told to just drill a small pilot hole and i could still use the plug and screw no issue.
Used a mates drill and it didnt even budge the brick... bought my own drill (wanted one since I moved in) and shifted the brick but it did it uneven for some reason so the rawl plug goes in but not perfectly flush, it's near as dammit to be fair but definitely not shrunk into the wall.
I screwed the screw in but possibly too tight as it started turning the rawl plug with it.... should this happen or should it be immovable.
How far in should i put the screws in to hold the mirror on.
Is everything I've done okay so far other than being a bit pathetic?
I'm shocking at DIY. Everyone I ask for advice either gives one word answers or isnt really interested in helping / has the time to help.
Anyways, the mrs who expects me to naturally be a dab hand wants me to put a mirror up in the front room... sure i said...
So, after hours of stress and youtube videos that all tell different stories.. I bought some rawl plugs, turned out I got self drive ones.. started self driving and suddenly hit brick... asked for advice and was told to just drill a small pilot hole and i could still use the plug and screw no issue.
Used a mates drill and it didnt even budge the brick... bought my own drill (wanted one since I moved in) and shifted the brick but it did it uneven for some reason so the rawl plug goes in but not perfectly flush, it's near as dammit to be fair but definitely not shrunk into the wall.
I screwed the screw in but possibly too tight as it started turning the rawl plug with it.... should this happen or should it be immovable.
How far in should i put the screws in to hold the mirror on.
Is everything I've done okay so far other than being a bit pathetic?