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Post by aj on Nov 6, 2024 18:48:04 GMT
How do you refix a electric shower to a tiled partition wall.Its a ceramic tiled with wood behind it and hardiebacker board. Would you use plugs? What size drill bit? What size screw?
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Post by dickpuller on Nov 6, 2024 19:10:48 GMT
How do you refix a electric shower to a tiled partition wall.Its a ceramic tiled with wood behind it and hardiebacker board. Would you use plugs? What size drill bit? What size screw? If the Tiles are sound AJ, just use Rawl Plugs. 6 or 7mm /Red or Brown. The Tiles will be enough support👍👍 |
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Post by aj on Nov 6, 2024 22:06:34 GMT
Even though there's wood behind it dick
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Post by dickpuller on Nov 7, 2024 11:54:14 GMT
Even though there's wood behind it dick Oh if there’s Plywood or the likes, no, just bore through the Tiles & fix into the Wood behind👍👍 |
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Post by aj on Nov 7, 2024 13:44:10 GMT
What size drill bit should I use to bore through tile dick? Once through tile do I pilot wood?
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Post by crowsfoot on Nov 8, 2024 9:29:08 GMT
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Post by dickpuller on Nov 8, 2024 13:29:11 GMT
What size drill bit should I use to bore through tile dick? Once through tile do I pilot wood? 6/7mm Drill bit through the Tiles & just screw into the wood behind. 4mm Gauge screws, as my learned friend pointed out, will do the job👍👍 PS. Over the last few years I started using the Arrow Point type bits, they dig right in & don’t fly all over the tile👍👍 |
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