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Hanging a shelving unit on a thin wall

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  • 19-08-2020 4:34pm
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    anneperkins
    Registered Users Posts: 45 ✭


    Went to drill into wall, hit something that looks like metal so I obviously cant drill in any further. Hole is about 1.5 cm deep now but i need at least double that to get a wall plug and screw in. Any ideas?


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    looksee
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    Water pipe? Gas pipe? Metal joining plate of some sort? What kind of wall? Any nearby services? Need more information.


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    awec
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    By thin wall I assume you mean stud wall, so it's probably a metal stud. Is it a relatively new house?


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    listermint
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    awec wrote: »
    By thin wall I assume you mean stud wall, so it's probably a metal stud. Is it a relatively new house?

    could be conduit.


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    jimbev
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    Use toggles or anchor bolts


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    Mellor
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    jimbev wrote: »
    Use toggles or anchor bolts

    Pretty bad idea to try fix that into a conduit.


    More info needed. Simply as that. Could be any other options suggested so far.


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    aido79
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    Mellor wrote: »
    Pretty bad idea to try fix that into a conduit.


    More info needed. Simply as that. Could be any other options suggested so far.

    It's very unlikely to be metal conduit in a domestic install. It's more likely to be a metal stud particularly if it is an apartment or newish build.
    The best thing to might be make a small hole around where the metal is. It will be covered by the shelves anyway.


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    Mellor
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    aido79 wrote: »
    It's very unlikely to be metal conduit in a domestic install. It's more likely to be a metal stud particularly if it is an apartment or newish build.
    The best thing to might be make a small hole around where the metal is. It will be covered by the shelves anyway.

    It’s more likely to be a stud but without more info it’s pretty idiotic to assume it’s definitely a stud and smack a fixing into it.
    OP is way too vague to recommend anything.


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    aido79
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    Mellor wrote: »
    It’s more likely to be a stud but without more info it’s pretty idiotic to assume it’s definitely a stud and smack a fixing into it.
    OP is way too vague to recommend anything.

    That's why I suggested cutting a small hole to see what the metal is. Anything else involves guesswork.


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    awec
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    If it's a metal stud like I suspect then it'll be a pain in the arse trying to hang anything off it.


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