What fixings to use? Raw plugs? - TilersForums.com

[robbieee]

Putting an electric shower up and i drilled a hole using an 8mm drill bit. My walls are ceramic 8mm tiles onto plasterboard.

When i put the raw plug in it just spins round then drops down the back of the plasterboard!! What should i be using?

 

[Ian]

What size are the plugs? Sounds like the hole is too big.

 

[prceramics]

Sounds like a job for the blues

 

[robbieee]

What size are the plugs? Sounds like the hole is too big.

8mm holes

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Sounds like a job for the blues

What does that mean

 

[Ian]

The plug should be tight in the hole, not spinning, use a smaller bit and use plugs that have a lip on the edge to stop them pushing past the tile.

 

[prceramics]

Blue rawl plugs

 

[robbieee]

The plug should be tight in the hole, not spinning, use a smaller bit and use plugs that have a lip on the edge to stop them pushing past the tile.

I cant, i have already drilled the 8mm hole

 

[robbieee]

Blue rawl plugs

It was brown plugs i was using that i am pretty sure they said "8" on them. Will the blue plugs do the trick then?

 

[robbieee]

Would these suit?

Fischer High Performance Universal Plugs UX8 4.5-6mm Pack of 100 | NoLinksToThis

 

[Ian]

It was brown plugs i was using that i am pretty sure they said "8" on them. Will the blue plugs do the trick then?

Brown plugs are 7mm

 

[prceramics]

Yeah blues are for a 8mm hole

 

[Stef]

The plug should be tight in the hole, not spinning, use a smaller bit and use plugs that have a lip on the edge to stop them pushing past the tile.

Bri, I always tell sparks/plumbers to push the rawl plug past the tile & into the substrate

There is no give in a tile & if they over tighten the screw then it will crack the tile, especially ceramics.

I've seen a lot & sorted a lot of these problems round about shower screens etc..

 

[robbieee]

Bri, I always tell sparks/plumbers to push the rawl plug past the tile & into the substrate

There is no give in a tile & if they over tighten the screw then it will crack the tile, especially ceramics.

I've seen a lot & sorted a lot of these problems round about shower screens etc..

Should i not use a raw plug then?
Or something like this:

Fischer Plasterboard Plugs HDF 4mm (8ga) Pack of 100 | NoLinksToThis

 

[Stef]

Should i not use a raw plug then?
Or something like this:

Fischer Plasterboard Plugs HDF 4mm (8ga) Pack of 100 | NoLinksToThis

Put a red plug into a blue plug, fill the hole with silicone push in the plugs, fill with more silicone & leave to set!!!

You get longer metal fixings with a setting tool, can't remember the name of them. They would do the trick but the hole would need to be bigger again..

 

[AliGage]

Fischer do 8mm collared expandable plugs. Available at most diy stores.
Grey in colour, about 40mm. The collar will stop it going through the hole, when you tighten the screw it will expand and pull up behind th3 board. Just don't over righten the screw.
Infact righten by hand, don't be tempted to use a drill.