DRILLING IN TO BAD WALLS?????????????

[slyman1]

I need some advice my walls are really bad and everytime i drill a hole for raw plugs the wall just explodes around the drill bit and i get a massive hole!!!!!!!

Is there anyway around this???
I don't know like putting masking tape on the wall before i drill??
ANY ADVISE WOULD BE A GREAT HELP!!!
THANK YOU

 

[spiritlevel]

try drilling without the hammer action or use a cordless hammer drill (cheap as chips from B & Q) the percussions not so intrense as the mains equivalent. I had the same problem...my house was built in 1903 and the bricks were rather soft.

Good luck.

 

[sandwell]

I think most of us experience this occasionally.
A sharp drill bit is essential.
Rawlplug do a compound that can be used for filling these large holes, instead of a plug.

 

[masona]

I'm thinking maybe the plaster has blown.