Oh ffs...

[Skweeky]

I finally got round to painting the chimney in my livingroom today.

It looked great, nice chocolate brown with a cream background.

As soon as the paint had dried I asked my boyfriend if he could please hang up the mirror with the gold frame.

Now there's a hole in my freshly painted wall, I can fit my finger in it and there's dust everywhere.

:dry:

[Proper Bo]

Should have done it yourself then

[Busyman]

I finally got round to painting the chimney in my livingroom today.

It looked great, nice chocolate brown with a cream background.

As soon as the paint had dried I asked my boyfriend if he could please hang up the mirror with the gold frame.

Now there's a hole in my freshly painted wall, I can fit my finger in it and there's dust everywhere.

:dry:

Your bf does shit right? Did he use a stud finder (or do you need to find a stud)?:naughty:

[Skweeky]

God knows what he used. he used a drill with a funny looking bit at the top.

Thing is, because it is an ACTUAL chimney, there's brick behind the plaster, and apparently it's not easy to drill into the things

[j2k4]

He used a carbide bit, Skweeks.

Should be easy to slide in what is called a poly-lock that will accept a lag-type fastener to hang the mirror from.

Your finger can't be that big; I've got poly-locks up to 5/8" O.D. (is the hole that big?) that will accept a 1/8" threaded object...I hesitate to use the term screw when talking to you. :naughty:

[Agrajag]

Ignore these muppets.

He should have uesd a masonry bit to drill the hole. Then put a rawl plug in the hole to accept the picture hanger. Then the hanger into the plug.

You would expect a hun to understand masonry ffs.

[Agrajag]

Either that or welded the picture straight onto the brickwork.

[CrabGirl]

He used a carbide bit, Skweeks.

Should be easy to slide in what is called a poly-lock that will accept a lag-type fastener to hang the mirror from.



Is a polylock the same as a rawl plug? Stick one of those in of the right size and tidy up the edges with polyfiller and touch it up with paint.

Do it yourself for sure next time. :)

[Agrajag]

He used a carbide bit, Skweeks.

Should be easy to slide in what is called a poly-lock that will accept a lag-type fastener to hang the mirror from.



Is a polylock the same as a rawl plug? Stick one of those in of the right size and tidy up the edges with polyfiller and touch it up with paint.

Do it yourself for sure next time. :)

Plagiarist.

[DanB]

Ignore these muppets.

He should have uesd a masonry bit to drill the hole. Then put a rawl plug in the hole to accept the picture hanger. Then the hanger into the plug.

You would expect a hun to understand masonry ffs.

:01:

[Proper Bo]

He should have used a masonry drill bit and then a rawl plug in the hole.

[Agrajag]

He should have used a masonry drill bit and then a rawl plug in the hole.

Would never have worked, that's just mad talk.

[CrabGirl]

@JP

I didn't read your post. I was speaking one male-DIY-disillusioned woman to another.

I don't have the plague either

[Agrajag]

I don't have the plague either

What else don't you have, dysentry.:blink:

[DanB]

I don't have the plague either

Are you sure? :unsure:

[Agrajag]

I don't have the plague either

Are you sure? :unsure:

Apparently she's got a plague, but it's not the plague.

[DanB]

Is it a commemorative plaque?

[Agrajag]

Is it a commemorative plaque?

Yes, yes it is. Chebus moving into chez Crabby.

[j2k4]

Ignore these muppets.

He should have uesd a masonry bit to drill the hole. Then put a rawl plug in the hole to accept the picture hanger. Then the hanger into the plug.

You would expect a hun to understand masonry ffs.


Carbide bit=masonry bit.

Crabgirl's idea is excellent-pop in the polylock at a bit of a recessed depth, then mutz in a thimble of patch to renew the surface and "shrink" the hole.

Supremely practical, and cheap, too.

Never mind JP; he probably buys things done anyway...:whistling

[DanB]

i'm glad the chez was there :pinch:

[Agrajag]

Ignore these muppets.

He should have uesd a masonry bit to drill the hole. Then put a rawl plug in the hole to accept the picture hanger. Then the hanger into the plug.

You would expect a hun to understand masonry ffs.


Carbide bit=masonry bit.

Crabgirl's idea is excellent-pop in the polylock at a bit of a recessed depth, then mutz in a thimble of patch to renew the surface and "shrink" the hole.

Supremely practical, and cheap, too.

Never mind JP; he probably buys things done anyway...:whistling


"... mutz in a thimble of patch ..."

If you said that on any building site I ever worked on then you would have got fuck kicked out of you in short order. Sorry if that sounds harsh but it's true.

[Skweeky]

He tried to screw it on with a regular screwdriver first. Then realised it wasn't going to work so got the drilling machine thingy.

Some of the plaster came out and now the hole is as wide as my fingertip.

I think I'll have a go at it in the morning when he's out working :lol:

He also failed to notice the mirror is rather big and therefore has 2 hooks:whistling



If I can't figure it out JP is going to have to come over to hang up my mirror :lol:

[Agrajag]

Just tell him he won't get a bj, whilst playing online poker, 'til it's sorted.

Bet it's done post haste.

[j2k4]

Carbide bit=masonry bit.

Crabgirl's idea is excellent-pop in the polylock at a bit of a recessed depth, then mutz in a thimble of patch to renew the surface and "shrink" the hole.

Supremely practical, and cheap, too.

Never mind JP; he probably buys things done anyway...:whistling


"... mutz in a thimble of patch ..."

If you said that on any building site I ever worked on then you would have got fuck kicked out of you in short order. Sorry if that sounds harsh but it's true.


I know it's true, and I wouldn't deign to speak that way at a building site, unless I were trying to draw in a fish needing his ass beaten. ;)

We're talking about a girl fixing a fuck-up by her BF.

Communicating with women is a specialty of mine. :)

[Proper Bo]

unless I were trying to draw in a fish needing his ass beaten. ;)


:glag:

[clocker]

Communicating with women is a specialty of mine. :)
$2.99 a minute phone sex lines don't count, Kev.

[j2k4]

Communicating with women is a specialty of mine. :)
$2.99 a minute phone sex lines don't count, Kev.

Hey, I make good money doing that...:huh:

[Busyman™]

God knows what he used. he used a drill with a funny looking bit at the top.

Thing is, because it is an ACTUAL chimney, there's brick behind the plaster, and apparently it's not easy to drill into the things

Ahh he needed a masonry bit and a nice Hilti would have done the trick.

That reminds me, above my fireplace it is bare. I need a nice large picture there. It crossed my mind to put a flat screen but then again....my mind musta been crossed for thinking sumfin' soooooo stoooopid.

[Agrajag]

$2.99 a minute phone sex lines don't count, Kev.

Hey, I make good money doing that...:huh:

:lol:

$2.99 a minutes my guess.

[j2k4]

Hey, I make good money doing that...:huh:

:lol:

$2.99 a minutes my guess.

;)

[Spider_dude]

i reckon his pimp takes a cut.

[GepperRankins]

stick a screw in, hang the mirror. jabsagudun

[Spider_dude]

you should make an eductional vide about this.

[Gripper]

Coat the mirror liberally in "No more nails" and stick it to the wall.

[Barbarossa]

What happens when she wants to move it to decorate again? :blink:

[Gripper]

It's hammer and chisel time. :)

[Seedler]

i reckon his pimp takes a cut.

:lol: