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Hanging Trellising

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  • 30-05-2016 2:10pm
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    meme74
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    Hi there,

    Can anyone tell me have they any ideas on how to hang some trellising to a concrete wall but without nails? Im not really too keen on drilling through the wall with my limited experience!

    Thanks for your help!


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    RebelButtMunch
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    meme74 wrote: »
    Hi there,

    Can anyone tell me have they any ideas on how to hang some trellising to a concrete wall but without nails? Im not really too keen on drilling through the wall with my limited experience!

    Thanks for your help!

    Without trying to be a smart arse, but if you nail the trellis on with concrete nails, you wont have to drill the wall. Wear goggles, they have a tendency to spring out when you're hitting them.


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    meme74
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    you would hammer nails into a concrete wall?


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    RebelButtMunch
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    meme74 wrote: »
    you would hammer nails into a concrete wall?

    masonry nails


    http://www.woodiesdiy.com/Product/masonry-nails/30172/1.5.1.2


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    Calahonda52
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    meme74 wrote: »
    you would hammer nails into a concrete wall?

    :D
    I would never use masonry nails with a hammer, its just too dammed dangerous.

    For trellising, I normal drill and screw 3 by 1 timbers horizontally at centres to suit the trellis and then screw the trellis to the timbers.

    Otherwise, drive stakes along the wall at the right centres and screw trellis to them.

    If need be stakes can be held on top with a bit of galvo banding and two screws

    When I am stuck with nails I use the attached

    “I can’t pay my staff or mortgage with instagram likes”.



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    Slasher
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    I wouldn't be too concerned about drilling into concrete block wall. I did it a couple of weeks ago and was surprised how easy it was, but it needed a bit of welly.

    I used 6cm screws to attach the trellis and it worked out well. Give it a try - use goggles!


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    meme74
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    Thanks for the replies, will give the drilling a go and hope for the best, definitely dont fancy trying to hammer nails into the wall! As I said limited experience so I could see that going very wrong!


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    Hocus Focus
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    Given your lack of experience/awareness of masonry nails, I would just like to add that for drilling concrete you should use a drill that has 'hammer action', with a masonry drill-bit of suitable diameter for the plastic wall-plugs into which you will be screwing the screws. The most suitable screws are 3.5mm diameter (what used to be called "No 8) and the plugs for these are usually red. Anyhow it will indicate on the pack what size screws and drill-bit will suit those particular plugs.
    Don't forget to select screws that are long enough to go through the battens you will be using and go to at least three-quarters the depth of the plugs. The screws for attaching the trellis to the battens should be long enough to go through the trellis plus about 3/4 way through the battens - if they go right through the battens they will start to push them off the wall. If you buy proper treated, garden timber for the battens they will last as long as the trellis.


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