I’m hanging a radiator onto a dot & dab wall so I’ve used corefix fixings. I’ve got a total of 4 fixings, 2 fixings each side. 3 of these have gone in fine but when hammering in the metal core on the last one it seems to have loosened it to the point where I can just put out the whole thing. What can I do here so I can fix it to that hole?
Corefix fixing?
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If it's really bad, I would be tempted to cut out a small section of plasterboard and attach a wood block of a depth to reach the wall surface - then screw the bracket into that.
I have drilled through to the masonry behind hence the using of the corefix fixing to bridge the gap between plasterboard & wall. It’s not too bad just the the one fixing that’s slightly not holding & able to pull out, is there any other way?
Resin will work
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I’ve never used resin, which do I use & do I just fill the hole in the masonry with it & how long before I put the plug back in?
I've done this by using a stack of chunky thick metal washers. I used a spade drill bit slightly bigger than the washers, caulked the whole lot after. It worked great, I made the stack slightly lower than the plasterboard so it all got a squeeze when tightened.
I'd worry that a small piece of wood might squash over time and shrivel or turn soft.
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