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Drill concrete stakes.

  • 13-05-2020 06:08PM
    #1
    Wearb
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 6,707 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Can concrete fence stakes be drilled and a red wall plug inserted?
    I could use existing holes, but not near as useful as drilling would be.


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  • #2
    Shamboo1801
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 105 ✭✭Shamboo1801


    Wearb wrote:
    Can concrete fence stakes be drilled and a red wall plug inserted? I could use existing holes, but not near as useful as drilling would be.


    I have mine done. Have 3ft channels fixed into them to give me extra height for a clothes line.


  • #3
    Calahonda52
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,206 ✭✭✭✭Calahonda52


    I assume there is rebar in them so just avoid that.

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



  • #4
    Wearb
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 6,707 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wearb


    Calahonda52 wrote: »
    I assume there is rebar in them so just avoid that.

    Any tips on how to avoid them?


  • #5
    mickdw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,999 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    Get an sds drill and you will drill them no bother.
    Id use an 8mm bit with brown plug.
    Try drilling centre of post. If you hit steel there, offset from
    Centre line and you should be clear. Id say you be ok drilling centre though.


  • #6
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,328 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Wearb wrote: »
    Any tips on how to avoid them?

    Could be anywhere in them, no big deal if you hit it, you just won’t be able to go any further, just go again.


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  • #7
    Shamboo1801
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 105 ✭✭Shamboo1801


    Wearb wrote:
    Any tips on how to avoid them?


    I have mine drilled dead centre and avoided the rebar. Luck, or not, I couldn't tell ya!


  • #8
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 7,863 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    mickdw wrote: »
    Get an sds drill and you will drill them no bother.
    Id use an 8mm bit with brown plug.
    Try drilling centre of post. If you hit steel there, offset from
    Centre line and you should be clear. Id say you be ok drilling centre though.

    Why choose 8mm over 6mm without knowing the application ?


  • #9
    mickdw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,999 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    Mostly because the 8mm brown plug will take a big range of screws and should work from the very light application to somewhat heavier work. Plus if i had to buy 1 bit, it would be an 8mm because it will have more common uses across different fixings.


  • #10
    rje66
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,386 ✭✭✭rje66


    Shamboo1801 wrote: »
    I have mine drilled dead centre and avoided the rebar. Luck, or not, I couldn't tell ya!

    This is the way to go...


  • #11
    Wearb
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 6,707 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wearb


    Got it done. Drilled 2 holes in the centre, 500mm apart vertically. I think I might have gone in beside a bar on the bottom one, but managed to get a plug in there too.
    Thanks for all the advice.


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