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Posted by Jim Scott on 10/09/06 14:10
"Brian Cryer" <brian.cryer@127.0.0.1.ntlworld.com> wrote in
news:WbSdnWcQuOt617fYRVnyiQ@pipex.net:
> "Jim Scott" <jim@jimXscott.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:Xns985787E3CFFE6jim.jimXscott.co.uk@212.227.76.70...
>> Jim Scott <jim@jimXscott.co.uk> wrote in
>> news:Xns985785C543F94jim.jimXscott.co.uk@212.227.76.70:
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>>> I need to fix a washing line to a brick wall. I bought a big screw
>>> hook intending to fit a big rawlplug in the mortar between bricks.
>>> The guy in the shop said what I really want is what looks like a
>>> chrome plated 6" nail with a bent over end where the head would be.
>>> I have got both so which do I use and do I just hammer the nail
>>> thing in the mortar or dril a hole, or what?
>>>
>> Oops wrong group. Sorry.
>
> Just curious, which would be the right group?
uk.d-i-y
>
> The answer to your post is that you drill a hole, because (amongst
> other things) you don't want to end up with a loose brick. I'd drill a
> hole in the middle of a brick, not the mortar because the mortar is
> less likely to take the weight.
Your answer makes sense for the hoo & rawlplug, but I'm not sure about
the spikey thing.
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Jim
Tyneside UK
http://www.jimscott.co.uk
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