Whilst working up a ladder to paint the gable wall of our house (that never
normally gets seen much), I realised that there were two small holes in the
wall.

Each hole is about 25mm in diameter and in each hole is a threaded brass
(looking) inset. The insert has a blind end and is about 30mm deep.

http://www.zen31010.zen.co.uk/images/diy/hole1.jpg

http://www.zen31010.zen.co.uk/images/diy/hole2.jpg

Excuse the pics but they were done with a mobile phone up a ladder.

Any suggestions as to what they might be there for? Could they have been
left over after some sort of threaded anchor bolt has been used? They don't
look like they expand like an anchor bolt. They seem to be a single solid
piece of metal.

Tim

On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:30:29 +0100, Tim Downie wrote:
Whilst working up a ladder to paint the gable wall of our house (that never
normally gets seen much), I realised that there were two small holes in the
wall.

Each hole is about 25mm in diameter and in each hole is a threaded brass
(looking) inset. The insert has a blind end and is about 30mm deep.

http://www.zen31010.zen.co.uk/images/diy/hole1.jpg

http://www.zen31010.zen.co.uk/images/diy/hole2.jpg

Excuse the pics but they were done with a mobile phone up a ladder.

Any suggestions as to what they might be there for? Could they have been
left over after some sort of threaded anchor bolt has been used? They don't
look like they expand like an anchor bolt. They seem to be a single solid
piece of metal.

Tim

To hold a flag? satellite dish?

Tim Downie wrote:

Any suggestions as to what they might be there for? Could they have
been left over after some sort of threaded anchor bolt has been used?

I'd have thought so... photos showing the relative separation of the
holes and their position with respect to the building would probably be
more helpful tho.

David

On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:30:29 +0100, Tim Downie wrote:

Whilst working up a ladder to paint the gable wall of our house (that never
normally gets seen much), I realised that there were two small holes in the
wall.

Maybe once held a bracket for phone / power? (any sign of holes for cable
clips further down the wall?)

"Tim Downie" wrote in message
...
Whilst working up a ladder to paint the gable wall of our house (that
never normally gets seen much), I realised that there were two small holes
in the wall.

Each hole is about 25mm in diameter and in each hole is a threaded brass
(looking) inset. The insert has a blind end and is about 30mm deep.

http://www.zen31010.zen.co.uk/images/diy/hole1.jpg

http://www.zen31010.zen.co.uk/images/diy/hole2.jpg

Excuse the pics but they were done with a mobile phone up a ladder.

Any suggestions as to what they might be there for? Could they have been
left over after some sort of threaded anchor bolt has been used? They
don't look like they expand like an anchor bolt. They seem to be a single
solid piece of metal.

Tim


We've got some like this, and ours were left over from when the builders had
scaffolding put up.

The scaffolders obviously needed to tie the scaffolding to the building at
some points.

--
Ron

Jules wrote:
On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:30:29 +0100, Tim Downie wrote:

Whilst working up a ladder to paint the gable wall of our house
(that never normally gets seen much), I realised that there were two
small holes in the wall.

Maybe once held a bracket for phone / power? (any sign of holes for
cable clips further down the wall?)

Nope. They're about 10' up and spaced about 15' apart. Some sort of
temporary anchor seems likliest but they just don't look like they're any
sort of expanding anchor. As I mentioned, they seem to be solid brass and
at first sight, look very like the female ferrules on the end of a drain rod
set (but with a rather finer thread).

I guess I should just stuff some filler in and paint over them but we've not
had a damp problem or anything with them.

Tim

In article ,
"Ron Lowe" ronATlowe-famlyDOTmeDOTukSPURIOUS writes:
"Tim Downie" wrote in message
...
Whilst working up a ladder to paint the gable wall of our house (that
never normally gets seen much), I realised that there were two small holes
in the wall.

Each hole is about 25mm in diameter and in each hole is a threaded brass
(looking) inset. The insert has a blind end and is about 30mm deep.

http://www.zen31010.zen.co.uk/images/diy/hole1.jpg

http://www.zen31010.zen.co.uk/images/diy/hole2.jpg

Excuse the pics but they were done with a mobile phone up a ladder.

Any suggestions as to what they might be there for? Could they have been
left over after some sort of threaded anchor bolt has been used? They
don't look like they expand like an anchor bolt. They seem to be a single
solid piece of metal.

We've got some like this, and ours were left over from when the builders had
scaffolding put up.

The scaffolders obviously needed to tie the scaffolding to the building at
some points.

Same here. I asked them to leave the eye bolts behind too, as
I thought they might be useful attachment points for something.

--
Andrew Gabriel
[email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup]

On Jun 29, 2:30*pm, "Tim Downie"
wrote:
Whilst working up a ladder to paint the gable wall of our house (that never
normally gets seen much), I realised that there were two small holes in the
wall.

Each hole is about 25mm in diameter and in each hole is a threaded brass
(looking) inset. *The insert has a blind end and is about 30mm deep.

http://www.zen31010.zen.co.uk/images/diy/hole1.jpg

http://www.zen31010.zen.co.uk/images/diy/hole2.jpg

Excuse the pics but they were done with a mobile phone up a ladder.

Any suggestions as to what they might be there for? *Could they have been
left over after some sort of threaded anchor bolt has been used? *They don't
look like they expand like an anchor bolt. *They seem to be a single solid
piece of metal.

Tim

They sound like drop in anchors. They do expand at the back, but they
use a setting tool and you can't really see from the front.

http://leofixings.com/fixings-produc...rs-13-152.html

A

In article , Tim Downie
writes
Whilst working up a ladder to paint the gable wall of our house (that never
normally gets seen much), I realised that there were two small holes in the
wall.

Each hole is about 25mm in diameter and in each hole is a threaded brass
(looking) inset. The insert has a blind end and is about 30mm deep.

http://www.zen31010.zen.co.uk/images/diy/hole1.jpg

http://www.zen31010.zen.co.uk/images/diy/hole2.jpg

Excuse the pics but they were done with a mobile phone up a ladder.

Any suggestions as to what they might be there for? Could they have been
left over after some sort of threaded anchor bolt has been used? They don't
look like they expand like an anchor bolt. They seem to be a single solid
piece of metal.

Looks like these:
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/35438
for these:
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/30686
Obligatory on larger scaffolding jobs, have a look for short stubs of
tube (usually vertical) going though the rings on the next one you see.
--
fred
BBC3, ITV2/3/4, channels going to the DOGs