Drilling an improbable nook - suitability of flacid shaft

[ToolbeltDandy]

Good day, dear friends,

I would like to install two shelves in the corner of our kitchen, adjacent to the water heater. However, there is insufficient space between the water heater and the wall to enable direct drilling into the brickwork. I would like to know whether a device such as this will enable me, particularly given the 175mm clearance?

I look forward to hearing from you in the coming days.

Your Toolbelt Dandy


Edit: I would like to point out that I was going to post this in General DIY, but when prompted by the forum software to select a more suitable subforum, if one existed, I selected 'hardware'. I wasn't given any indication at the time that 'hardware' was a subforum of the 'computers' section.

 

[Stivino]

I think you'd have more chance with something like this
http://tinyurl.com/y7rna83

 

[ToolbeltDandy]

Thank you very much, Stivino! I had no idea that such a thing existed

 

[Monkeh]

It'll take a while without hammer action (don't set your drill to hammer with one of those or you'll quickly break it, the bit, or both). You'll still want to use a masonry bit though.

 

[big-all]

make life easy
make your shelves on a ladder fashion 160 wide with sides
the exact same height as the space
use 20mm pine or 18mm mdf
screw and glue a 6 or 12mm back dependant on weight expected
secure via screws into the back panel

you can add a batton for support underneath that can also take hooks for hanging things like utensils

 

[jj4091]

Or this http://www.screwfix.com/prods/22070...sives/High-Performance/Sticks-Like-Sh-t-290ml

 

[ToolbeltDandy]

Hi big-all - I'm trying to visualise your suggestion - are you basically suggesting constructing a sort of miniture bookcase which will be free-standing and therefore not require holes to be drilled?

@jj4091: According to this data sheet, it's not intended to support much weight (see 'Limitations' - larger mirrors are too heavy and I want these shelves to support pans and appliances).

 

[big-all]

not full height but yes free standing so with the appropriate thickness off back you can raise to the correct height and fix it to the wall
it needs to be easy to remove for maintainance off the boiler

 

[Thermo]

cant see they will take that much weight if they are that small, use gripfill.

 

[Paul Barker]

The angle attachments are alright for light duties but the on;ly long term angle drill which always comes up with the goods and doesn't break mid process is this.