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* To install screws in plasterboard wall - use drill and plastic plugs. Ribbed barrel plugs are simple to get and work best. Make sure you drill more than the length of the screw so the plug will fit; if you didnt drill deep enough you can't just hammer the plug in.
 
* To install screws in plasterboard wall - use drill and plastic plugs. Ribbed barrel plugs are simple to get and work best. Make sure you drill more than the length of the screw so the plug will fit; if you didnt drill deep enough you can't just hammer the plug in.
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* See [{http://www.fredshed.co.uk/drillingholes.htm Guide to drilling holes]
 
* See [{http://www.fredshed.co.uk/drillingholes.htm Guide to drilling holes]
* For reinforced brick walls - hammer action drills are sadly necessary. And you were wondering what was the difference between the £20 drill you bought and the £30 one the man at the store wanted you to buy... it was that hammer action you probably needed.
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Revision as of 16:05, 25 November 2008

Notes for happier living:

  • To install screws in plasterboard wall - use drill and plastic plugs. Ribbed barrel plugs are simple to get and work best. Make sure you drill more than the length of the screw so the plug will fit; if you didnt drill deep enough you can't just hammer the plug in.

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