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1. Definitely a stud wall. I can pick up yellow/red on stud detector (which means metal, which means nails - tapping the wall confirms)
2. Had a lot of wine. Naked wines is decent. Recommended.
3. Will check out cordless - girlfriend gave permission to save longer and get one. Winner winner!
Good grief, if I found that for 50 I'd eat it. Okay, I'll see if an offer comes up soon. Perhaps I can get the shelves (lady pretty damned requests, "rustic style floating". Bet that ain't cheap...)
Did you find the depth from the plasterboard to the wall?
Studs may just be Top Hat metals about 25mm deep,...or full studs, maybe 50-75mm deep.
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I don't know anything you just said. But I intend to drill a pilot hole, bit by bit, to see plasterboard depth. I anticipate it to be a standard 12mm, and it is timber framed.
Hmm okay, perhaps we should look at regular shelves with brackets. I'll see what I can find
I checked and, when mounted into masonry, these ones are rated to 35kg Inc shelf weight - we won't get near that I don't think, more likely 20 ish.
@ttony got it! 50 quid, plus a 70 piece titanium bit set for 15 quid, also bosch. Thanks for the heads up!
And no, Screwfix are not cheap. Find the model you want then get online or wait for an eBay 20% off.
I already have an electric screwdriver it's cheap and nasty black and decker, but works well enough for flat pack stuff.
Ooo, that's the dream. Nice, big, clean holes is hard, dense material.
Anyone remember that music video? Push me, and then just touch me until I get my satisfaction.
Easy tiger, you haven't got your shelves up yet
If you do ever find a need to make nice, big or small, clean holes in hard, dense material, then do yourself a favour & get an SDS+ rotary hammer drill.
My house is 17th century, stone walls as thick as your new ones and lots of super hard 'river stones'.
I burnt out loads of good drill bits (even with a Bosch corded hammer drill).
So, I got a 'cheap' Titan SDS+ drill & bits and this thing is a world away from a traditional drill.
A slight leaning in pressure is all that is needed, the drill does the work & to coin a phrase, it's like a knife through butter.
Yes it's big, corded, heavy etc. but it does the job as a good tool should..
They can be picked up for £50 or thereabouts.
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As for hiring an SDS, it's definitely an option.
Although at £20-30 per day, set against the £50 I paid for a drill plus bits that I have used several times (along with my neighbours, which also generated free wine & goodwill)... I know which I'd do
They were all I needed to put together 15-20 kitchen & utility cupboards, into solid walls. Obvs you need decent drill *bits* too, but those drills should be up to the job that tPD described.
I’ve also got a f ck off (corded) SDS drill (cheapo, £50ish from Screwfix) for when I need to drill into heavyweight concrete. Completely unnecessary for putting up kitchen cupboard/shelves - and would actually be way too heavy & awkward to use for that job. But for very occasional use, buying a cheapo makes more sense than hiring.
Right tool for the job. Makes the job a lot easier.
I'm probably going to drill a small test hole somewhere safe and see exactly what's going on behind the plasterboard...