I feel a bit stupid, but I have just spent four hours trying to drill holes into my Edwardian wall to hang a coatrack, and have been left with 1-inch gaping wounds in my hallway.
My standard drill cuts through the half-inch of plaster okay, but then I hit something VERY hard, and the plaster covering it crumbles away like old talcum powder. I'm getting red dust spilling out of the hole.
What's the story of my wall? Can anyone recommend a decent drill for this type of standard-issue DIY job? Don't have millions to spend.
I recently moved to England from America, where I never had this problem (in even older houses) before.
My standard drill cuts through the half-inch of plaster okay, but then I hit something VERY hard, and the plaster covering it crumbles away like old talcum powder. I'm getting red dust spilling out of the hole.
What's the story of my wall? Can anyone recommend a decent drill for this type of standard-issue DIY job? Don't have millions to spend.
I recently moved to England from America, where I never had this problem (in even older houses) before.