Hi folks -- great forums, I hope someone can help me with my problem.
I have successfully hung a run of twinlock (spur-type) shelves on a cavity wall (plasterboard, airgap, then somekind of concrete block). I have used Rigifix fixings and everything has gone well.
However I have reached the corner of the wall. It seams the entire vertical of the corner wall has some metal fixing after the airgap behind the plasterboard. This is where I need to screw the shelving upright and I don't know what the obstruction is or if it is safe to drill through it ! Well, I do know it isn't a pipe as there is no plumbing there. I don't really know modern building methods but I suspect it might be some kind of L-shaped corner piece to securely fix the 2 plastboards together at the corner. This is just a guess - in trueth I don't know.
Question is, can I drill throught it without risking my house falling down ??
Andrew
I have successfully hung a run of twinlock (spur-type) shelves on a cavity wall (plasterboard, airgap, then somekind of concrete block). I have used Rigifix fixings and everything has gone well.
However I have reached the corner of the wall. It seams the entire vertical of the corner wall has some metal fixing after the airgap behind the plasterboard. This is where I need to screw the shelving upright and I don't know what the obstruction is or if it is safe to drill through it ! Well, I do know it isn't a pipe as there is no plumbing there. I don't really know modern building methods but I suspect it might be some kind of L-shaped corner piece to securely fix the 2 plastboards together at the corner. This is just a guess - in trueth I don't know.
Question is, can I drill throught it without risking my house falling down ??
Andrew