Fixing into Hardiebacker

[Dan]

Ahhh I see don't ask me lol I never even used hardie much!

 

[trevortine]

I use jackoboards for almost every installation these days.

lightweight. Thermally efficient. No silica. Cheaper!

Where are you buying these from mate?

 

[cam_low]

Mp moran stock them is there one near you?

 

[CJ]

I ALWAYS tell people if they are going to fix anything, to drill through tile into background, and then drill just the tile in the next size up bit.

SO, the plug fits flush with the wall, and not flush with the tile.........it lessons the chance of when the plug expands, of breaking the tile.

it makes sense to me.

 

[Dan]

I used to drill through the lot in one size, stick the plug on the end of the screw and tap it back with the hammer, then unscrew the screw with your fingers and the plug should stay put in the actual wall then and not be touching the tile.

Still a bit of a maul I guess but a different maul to the above ha

 

[CJ]

How many times have you seen it though. The fixings for the shower screen or wotever falling on or near the edge of tiles, and some clumsy arsed plumber drill to small a hole, and then hammering in the plug, and then using a drill/driver on HAMMER to whack the screw in. Then wondering why the tile cracked.

 

[cam_low]

Cant say i have ever had a tile break through expansion of a plug. Use the right width screw...jobs a goodn.

 

[Dan]

I've broke a few tiles to be honest. It's usually when you use the dodgy kits that come with the fittings rather than your own screwfix set or whatever. I've just learnt to be more safe than sorry. The time it takes to replace a tile and make it like new again far outweighs the few extra minutes making sure the plugs are in the wall and not the tile.

Plus I'm not sure I'd want my mirror hanging on the ceramic tile, I want that bugger in the wall! I've looked at ceramics and they've crazed before now *superman glares*

 

[cam_low]

I must just be mint at it then.

What we must remember here is that im advising on a stud wall where there is a cavity. So going into the the wall isnt an option cos there is no wall. If u hit the timber sack the rawl plug off. Therefore a lugged plug will be grand.

Dan if u cant hang a mirror on your fixed ceramic then u must be dot n dabbing lol. Id hang a chin up bar off mine like.

 

[Dan]

Just bumping some of the older popular (sometimes not so popular) threads. Probably wont be current discussion these days but I just need to do it. So just ignore the thread if it's not current for you.