Loose stair rail bracket

[Eagles83]

Hi all,

I'm a bit of novice so apologies if I use the wrong terminology!

I noticed the other day that the bottom bracket on the stair rail was loose. I unscrewed it and under the bracket a thick 1.5cm wedge of plaster was all broken and split. I removed all the loose plaster and it's taken it down to the breeze blocks on the house (see pic).

I obviously want this fixing so what would be the best material to use to fill the holes back in, make it level again and reattach the bracket. I suspect filler would be too weak?

Thanks

Phil

 

[footprints]

Breeze is not very strong for fixing in I would cut some wood plugs or dowels that are a tight fit then tap them in with a splodge of no nails.
Either use a round bit of timber or plasterboard as a spacer then skim with filler and drill through to the plug level and screw into the plugs.
You might be able to cut a circle of something with the cutter you used to clean up the hole.

 

[foxhole]

These are the only plugs I have found to hold in thermalite blocks
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fischer-Po...86&hvtargid=pla-421292495229&psc=1&th=1&psc=1

Use a timber infill as a spacer no need for any filler .

 

[Eagles83]

Breeze is not very strong for fixing in I would cut some wood plugs or dowels that are a tight fit then tap them in with a splodge of no nails.
Either use a round bit of timber or plasterboard as a spacer then skim with filler and drill through to the plug level and screw into the plugs.
You might be able to cut a circle of something with the cutter you used to clean up the hole.

Great thanks, I’ll get some dowels, no more nails and filler tomorrow then. I have managed to cut a spacer with a holesaw from an old piece of plywood I have and it’s fairly level now. Hopefully it will be nice and secure once done

 

[foxhole]

Great thanks, I’ll get some dowels, no more nails and filler tomorrow then. I have managed to cut a spacer with a holesaw from an old piece of plywood I have and it’s fairly level now. Hopefully it will be nice and secure once done

If it’s thermalite dowels will pull out .

 

[Eagles83]

If it’s thermalite dowels will pull out .

I'm pretty sure it is thermalite. Would something like this: https://www.toolstation.com/rawlplug-r-kem-ii-polyester-resin/p52276 be a better option for filling the holes then? Or am I better off filling it with mortar and which would then allow me to redrill it?

 

[foxhole]

I'm pretty sure it is thermalite. Would something like this: https://www.toolstation.com/rawlplug-r-kem-ii-polyester-resin/p52276 be a better option for filling the holes then? Or am I better off filling it with mortar and which would then allow me to redrill it?

You need the wall plugs I linked too.

 

[Eagles83]

You need the wall plugs I linked too.

My only concern is that the holes are now bigger than they originally were so they would need filling in order for the plugs to fit properly?

 

[foxhole]

Plugs require 8-10 mm hole