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Form another group
http://www.glennmillar.plus.com/PoorWork/systec/ You know what happens when you SDS drill a wall from the inside, look at the parent page |
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Er, I can't see any problems. Looks like standard practice to me. lol
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Telewest did this to my previous home (and gobbed it up with clear
silicone) while I was out. When I arranged to have cable fitted at my new place I made a point of being there when the engineer came. I had took the time to mark out the hole locations inside and out, and asked him to drill from the external inwards. He said that he could not do this as there may be cables behind the plaster. I laughed and pointed out that the wall was recently built and was not plastered yet! He said, oh in that case, there may be cables inside the cavity. I looked at him and said, give me your F*@#ing drill and I will drill it myself. And he made me sign a disclaimer. dg |
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dg wrote: Telewest did this to my previous home (and gobbed it up with clear silicone) while I was out. When I arranged to have cable fitted at my new place I made a point of being there when the engineer came. I had took the time to mark out the hole locations inside and out, and asked him to drill from the external inwards. He said that he could not do this as there may be cables behind the plaster. I laughed and pointed out that the wall was recently built and was not plastered yet! He said, oh in that case, there may be cables inside the cavity. I looked at him and said, give me your F*@#ing drill and I will drill it myself. And he made me sign a disclaimer. Was he suggesting that there wouldn't be cables behind the plaster if he drilled from the inside - out? ;-! -- John Cartmell john@ followed by finnybank.com 0845 006 8822 Qercus magazine FAX +44 (0)8700-519-527 www.finnybank.com Qercus - the best guide to RISC OS computing |
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Surely everyone knows that if there is no plug socket or light switch,
then there are no hidden cables! dg |
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On Fri, 07 Apr 2006 13:06:18 GMT, in uk.d-i-y marvelous
wrote: Form another group http://www.glennmillar.plus.com/PoorWork/systec/ You know what happens when you SDS drill a wall from the inside, look at the parent page To save everyone scrabbling through 37 unidentified photos, I think he means these http://www.glennmillar.plus.com/PoorWork/various%20(12).JPG http://www.glennmillar.plus.com/PoorWork/various%20(2).JPG http://www.glennmillar.plus.com/PoorWork/various%20(3).JPG http://www.glennmillar.plus.com/PoorWork/various%20(4).JPG http://www.glennmillar.plus.com/PoorWork/various%20(6).JPG http://www.glennmillar.plus.com/PoorWork/various%20(7).JPG http://www.glennmillar.plus.com/PoorWork/various%20(8).JPG http://www.glennmillar.plus.com/PoorWork/various%20(9).JPG Phil |
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"Phil Addison" wrote in message ... http://www.glennmillar.plus.com/PoorWork/various%20(2).JPG Is this the problem of the first fixing which has broken the wall by being too close to the top or the, newish, existing fixing which is just as close to the top of the broken wall and is just as likely to fail? |
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dennis@home wrote: "Phil Addison" wrote in message ... http://www.glennmillar.plus.com/PoorWork/various%20(2).JPG Is this the problem of the first fixing which has broken the wall by being too close to the top or the, newish, existing fixing which is just as close to the top of the broken wall and is just as likely to fail? There's more weight there to hold it together. |
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"Rob Morley" wrote in message t... In article dennis@home wrote: "Phil Addison" wrote in message ... http://www.glennmillar.plus.com/PoorWork/various%20(2).JPG Is this the problem of the first fixing which has broken the wall by being too close to the top or the, newish, existing fixing which is just as close to the top of the broken wall and is just as likely to fail? There's more weight there to hold it together. You can see the cracks caused by the first failure. The upper part of the wall is not contributing much to the strength as a result. The new fixing is just as weak and just as wrong IMO. |
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We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Phil Addison saying something like: On Fri, 07 Apr 2006 13:06:18 GMT, in uk.d-i-y marvelous wrote: Form another group http://www.glennmillar.plus.com/PoorWork/systec/ You know what happens when you SDS drill a wall from the inside, look at the parent page To save everyone scrabbling through 37 unidentified photos, I think he means these http://www.glennmillar.plus.com/PoorWork/various%20(6).JPG http://www.glennmillar.plus.com/PoorWork/various%20(11).JPG The *******s just tipped the houses over and left them there? -- Dave |
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Phil Addison wrote: To save everyone scrabbling through 37 unidentified photos, I think he means these http://www.glennmillar.plus.com/PoorWork/various%20(12).JPG http://www.glennmillar.plus.com/PoorWork/various%20(2).JPG http://www.glennmillar.plus.com/PoorWork/various%20(3).JPG http://www.glennmillar.plus.com/PoorWork/various%20(4).JPG http://www.glennmillar.plus.com/PoorWork/various%20(6).JPG http://www.glennmillar.plus.com/PoorWork/various%20(7).JPG http://www.glennmillar.plus.com/PoorWork/various%20(8).JPG http://www.glennmillar.plus.com/PoorWork/various%20(9).JPG I couldn't see where the roof tiles were but I can see where OnStream get their fitters for British Gas. |
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On Tue, 11 Apr 2006 15:39:28 GMT, "dennis@home"
wrote: Is this the problem of the first fixing which has broken the wall by being too close to the top or the, newish, existing fixing which is just as close to the top of the broken wall and is just as likely to fail? There's more weight there to hold it together. You can see the cracks caused by the first failure. The upper part of the wall is not contributing much to the strength as a result. The new fixing is just as weak and just as wrong IMO. And do they only have one length of standoff bracket .. 'long' ... ? Or even a hacksaw and drill to shorten th ... ah, ok, these are 'fitters' not 'engineers' aren't they ..? T i m |
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