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Default Expanding foam question.

"Dan S. MacAbre" Wrote in message:
Jim K wrote:
"Dan S. MacAbre" Wrote in message:
Steve Walker wrote:
On 06/04/2018 15:48, Dan S. MacAbre wrote:
The answer is most likely no, but I was wondering if (minimal
expansion) expanding foam will take rawlplugs (my own generic name for
the things). It's only for holding skirting boards to the wall, so
not really a tough job.

I also discovered that drinking straws can be used as a nozzle for
this stuff when your old one is solidly blocked. Although I know that
there is more than one diameter for these thin

Is this on a brick wall? Can you not rake out some mortar from the
vertical lines and hammer in wooden wedges to screw to?

SteveW

Breeze block. There is about an inch of plaster on it, with the usual
gap at the bottom.


Longer screws?

Or if you must, glue some 1" thick blocks of wood to the breeze
blocks, then screw into them?


ATM, I think it's going to be longer screws.


Has been the correct answer all along.
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Jim K


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