John wrote:
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"The Medway Handyman" wrote in
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Working in a local new build today, houses are springing up all
over the place round here.

Fixed a clock to a wall, single screw, clock had one of those
upside down keyhole slots. Downstairs cloakroom was on the other
side of the wall. Fixed a towel rail to the wall. Tapped the plugs
into the holes with the handle of a screwdriver and the wall shook
so badly the bloody clock fell off! Landed on a settee luckily and
was undamaged. Still in the downstairs cloak, fitting a toilet roll
holder. Dropped a screw, rested my forearm on the lid of the WC to reach
down & get it & the piggin lid cracked in half! As thick as a fag
paper. Replaced it like for like from B&Q for £8.


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Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257



It sounds like the screw you used to hold the clock was not the
correct type. It should be one with a round head and flat underside
so that it fits in the slot. The clock shouldn't move if fitted
correctly. If the fixing on the clock was faulty I would be getting
in touch with the manufacturer.

Which builder was it that put a house up with a wall so thin it
moved if hit with a screwdriver? It wouldn't pass a building
inspection in the condition you describe.

Which company supplied the bathroom suite? I have never known a
toilet seat lid to crack or break unless a person is extremely obese
or they have "landed" on it, or dropped tools on it. If all houses
are built in such an unacceptable way you should name the builder so
we can all avoid them in future.



The upstairs walls of my 20 year old house are just plasterboard. The
builder fitted a batten along the ceiling and one on the floor and
then erected a plasterboard wall. Stuck some scraps on to give some
strength then another layer on the opposite side of the batten.
Plasterboard sandwich.

That sounds like it.


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Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257