Drilling in brick (living room)

[QLED]

We are going to mount our 70-inch TV on the wall in the living room. The TV weighs about 28 kg. When I tried drilling into the wall with my impact drill, red dust came out, so I assume there's brick behind it, right? The wall is painted white, though, and looks like a completely normal wall, no signs of brick on the outside.

I inserted the plug and when I went to screw in the screw, the plugs started spinning/moving in the wall, which ruined the holes.

Any tips on what kind of plugs I can use?

These are the plugs I bought: https://www.jula.se/catalog/bygg-oc...t-nylonplugg/universalplugg-med-skruv-365131/

Worth mentioning is that I mounted my previous TV, a 50-inch, on the same wall. It worked fine back then, but the plugs were much smaller than the ones I'm using for this new TV.

 

[etompau]

You should unplug and buy a larger plug that now fits the damaged hole.
A piece of advice: buy plugs from brand manufacturers when it's such large and expensive items going up, and stay away from low-price brands like HardHead.

https://www.bauhaus.se/verktyg-arbetsklader/jarnvaror/plugg

 

[QLED]

You might have to remove the plug and purchase a larger plug that now fits the damaged hole. A tip: buy plugs from brand manufacturers when dealing with such big and expensive items, and steer clear of low-cost brands like HardHead.

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The plugs are out. I used the HardHead plugs for the 50-inch one. The plugs I used now are much larger and came with the wall mount package. It's strange because the manual stated that I should drill 10mm holes for these plugs, but it didn't work...

 

[etompau]

The plugs are out. I used the HardHead plugs for the 50-inch. These plugs that I used this time are much larger and came with the wall mount package.
Strange, because the manual said to drill a 10mm hole for these plugs, but it didn't work..

OK. My experience is that the plugs that come with the mount or other gadgets are often of subpar quality.
Perhaps the hammer drill bounced around and made the hole slightly larger than what the plug required.

Without seeing how it looks in your wall now, try finding larger plugs to press into the hole. Additionally, buy suitable screws.

 

[QLED]

OK. My experience is that the plugs that come with the mount or other items are also of poor quality. Then perhaps the hammer drill has bounced around and made the hole slightly larger than what the plug required.

Without seeing how it now looks in your wall, try to find larger plugs that can be pressed into the hole. Additionally, buy suitable screws.

That could very well be true. The hammer drill dodged a few times but got it upright again.

The drill was 10mm. Should I find plugs larger than that then? I'm actually at Byggmax now and going to look.

 

[etompau]

That may very well be the case.
The drill bent a few times but got it upright again.

The drill was 10mm. Should I find plugs larger than that then? I am currently at Byggmax and about to take a look.

Yes, if you don't want the plug to spin around in the hole, you need one that is slightly larger than the holes you've drilled now.

 

[QLED]

Yes, if you don't want the plug to spin around in the hole, you need one that is slightly larger than the currently drilled holes.

Thanks! I'll get back to you with what I find.

 

[QLED]

Would 12 mm fit?

 

[QLED]

Bought these plus a 12 mm drill just in case. https://www.byggmax.se/universalplugg-fischer-duopower-12x60mm-p246723

 

[etompau]

How did it go with the larger plugs? Did they stay in the hole and provide a good hold for the screws?

 

[QLED]

How did it go with the larger plugs? Did they stay in the hole and provide a good hold for the screws?

Yes, it went perfectly with them. First, I drilled a 5 mm hole, then 10, and finally 12 mm. Then I inserted the plug and screwed in the screw, held really well! Thank you for recommending Fischer!

Here below is everything that I bought!
https://www.byggmax.se/universalplugg-fischer-duopower-12x60mm-p246723
https://www.byggmax.se/betongborr-p28845#739=14723
And then some form of wood screws that he recommended to me at Jula. Holds like a rock. I hung on the TV mount, and it didn't budge. Very satisfied.