dbroms brought next idea :
i am trying to fix 4" skirting to a brick wall without any success. I have
tried using "no nails" adhesive and oval nails but the nails just bend and
wont hold the board close enough to the brick. The only other thing i can
think of is rawl plugs and screwing the thing to the wall which will be time
consuming to say the least.


The old way to do it, was to clean out the grout between the bricks,
then hammer in a wooden wedge cut to just the right length to which you
then nail the skirting. Only masonary nails will penetrate into brick,
therefore your easiest way is probably a combination of screws plus
plugs and 'no more nails' type adhesive.

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Harry (M1BYT) (L)
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