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whostolemyshoe

Post subject: Arrrgh lathan plaster

Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 11:23 am

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I really struggle to hang anything on my walls becuase the lathan plaster just crumbles. I cant afford to replaster, any suggestions about what wall fixings would work best??

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Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 11:26 am

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Fix into the studwork. :roll:

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Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 1:07 pm

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and if the good lady insists that the picture must go 6" to the right of a stud?

Ready drivers (also called easy drivers etc. depending on make) are the best thing to fix to plaster though they are really designed to go into plaster board I think. If the plaster is very soft I doubt even they will work?

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Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 1:19 pm

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If SWMBO wants it somewhere else you smack a big hole in the wall. making as much mess and dust as possible, fit a noggin, make good and go up the pub leaving her to clean up :lol:

Next time it will be fine darling. :roll:

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Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 2:17 pm

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As the Almighty scruff has said fix to the stud work
Right here go's

stud work SHOULD be at every 400mm/40cm from one side of the wall once you find one all the rest will be easy. You can test this by knocking no the wall or using a stud finder

http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?a ... =266893161

how about lot & lots & lots of no nails :wink:

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thescruff

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Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 2:46 pm

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Actually ChippyTom, with lathe and plaster the studs are more likely to be nearer 300mm :thumbright:

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Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 3:04 pm

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My bad !!!
cant say i ever build lathe and plaster wall show how old you are
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but that is nice to know thanks
the Almighty scruff :wink:

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Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 3:06 pm

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I've never built one either, worked on a few over the years though. :thumbright:

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