Fixing into Hardiebacker

[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.