Hi all,

I fixed some free-standing shelves to a drywall to stop them tipping
over if children tried to climb them or someone unsteady on their feet
grabbed them for balance. I've now moved the shelves, and am now
wondering what the best/recommended way of making good is. I used
butterfly fixings, and unscrewing the shelves means that the butterfly
part of the fixing falls down in the wall void, leaving an approx.
half to two-thirds inch diameter hole. (I've since discovered fixings
where the screw can be removed without losing the expanding gripper on
the other side of the wall.

Anyway - what should I be using to fill the holes? Is there any
special or recommended technique?

Thanks,

Sid

On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:30:41 -0700, wrote:

Anyway - what should I be using to fill the holes?

Good old polyfilla or similar.

Is there any special or recommended technique?

Make it up pretty stiff, a hole that size will allow a sloppy mixture to
slump. Treat a bit like plaster, when almost but not quite set, wet the
surface and polish flush and smooth with a trowel. This avoids any dusty
sanding down and feathers the edges nicely.

Making good the finish might be the hardest part, particulary if the wall
is papered rather than painted.

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Cheers
Dave. pam is missing e-mail

On 22 Aug, 11:19, "Dave Liquorice" wrote:
On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:30:41 -0700, wrote:
Anyway - what should I be using to fill the holes?

Good old polyfilla or similar.

Is there any special or recommended technique?

Make it up pretty stiff, a hole that size will allow a sloppy mixture to
slump. Treat a bit like plaster, when almost but not quite set, wet the
surface and polish flush and smooth with a trowel. This avoids any dusty
sanding down and feathers the edges nicely.

Making good the finish might be the hardest part, particulary if the wall
is papered rather than painted.

--
Cheers
Dave. pam is missing e-mail

Thank-you. Polyfilla it is then.

Cheers,

Sid