Pevenseagull
meh
- Jul 20, 2003
- 20,681
has no one suggested selling all of the books on Amazon and buying a Kindle from Amazon and buying the books back via Amazon?
just a thought
just a thought
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DIY help sought
- Thread starter Bozza
- Start date
skipper734
Registered ruffian
Here is the preferred method for inexperienced DIY's. For added flair use red bricks.
Benson
Member
Whatever happens there will be some filling and making good involved. Just drill some new bloody holes! The old holes might not be visible once your collection of Focus DIY catalogues are back on the shelves.
Scared of a drill and a little work?
Can't use a masonery bit on the walls of your 'home'?
Please don't say you live like our northerly neighbours.
Scared of a drill and a little work?
Can't use a masonery bit on the walls of your 'home'?
Please don't say you live like our northerly neighbours.
Post #12 hinted at it!
Norman Potting
Well-known member
Go to Macdonalds, get as many of their free helium balloons and tie them to the shelves.
...They don't put much helium in their balloons so daily visits will be required.
...They don't put much helium in their balloons so daily visits will be required.
clapham_gull
Legacy Fan
- Aug 20, 2003
- 25,876
I had a similar situation in my last place. Not only was the plaster crumbling but it was full of shingle which was lovely to drill through. It was as brittle as icing.
Simply struggling to drill a hole in any wall without making a mess. I got round the problem by drilling big holes over 2 Cm wide, hoovering all the dust out, filling and using them as a base to drill smaller holes to hold shelving up. This worked very well.
In one place I even removed the plaster, attached timber to the brickwork to act as a base and skimmed over the top. In retrospect I should have had the whole place replastered.
Simply struggling to drill a hole in any wall without making a mess. I got round the problem by drilling big holes over 2 Cm wide, hoovering all the dust out, filling and using them as a base to drill smaller holes to hold shelving up. This worked very well.
In one place I even removed the plaster, attached timber to the brickwork to act as a base and skimmed over the top. In retrospect I should have had the whole place replastered.