I am complete DIY novice and new home owner and I have a 30 lbs. mirror
I want to hang. I can't figure out what kind of walls I have. The house
is listed but remodeled in the 1980's. There is a hole drilled
completely through the interior wall between lounge and closet and
there is a grey-white chalking plaster all the way through - 5 inches.
Also, I have a used a stud/joist sensor and there doesn't seem to be
any joists. Any ideas? What are the best fixings to use?

On 17 Dec 2006 04:04:22 -0800, "borkie" wrote:

|I am complete DIY novice and new home owner and I have a 30 lbs. mirror
|I want to hang. I can't figure out what kind of walls I have. The house
|is listed but remodeled in the 1980's. There is a hole drilled
|completely through the interior wall between lounge and closet and
|there is a grey-white chalking plaster all the way through - 5 inches.
|Also, I have a used a stud/joist sensor and there doesn't seem to be
|any joists. Any ideas? What are the best fixings to use?

It will be ?Thermalite? blocks. Not as strong as bricks, but fairly
strong, use a slightly larger plastic plug than you would usually expect,
say 8mm dia.
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