The wall mount doesn't want to attach!

[Malikokos]

Good evening!

Tried drilling and mounting a wall bracket in the bedroom with zero success.

Brought out the hammer drill, and it was (very!) easy to get through, and if I were to judge a bit amateurishly, it felt like it was light concrete/plaster I went through, then reached hollow brick as the dust turned orange and the drill "jumped in."

Proceeding to insert the plug and screw, I noticed the screw wasn't "catching"... it felt like it was just spinning, and I tried tightening all four screws so they would at least grip a bit. I grabbed the wall bracket to see how it was secured, and well, it wasn't.

I assume it's the plug that's sitting there and not gripping the wall, so now I'm wondering if anyone has a good solution to this problem. The plug used seemed to be full of cuts, and if I were to guess, it looked like the kind that expands like a pop rivet type? Universal plug is what I used.

Thanks for all the help!

 

[Qaniel]

It can be a bit tricky to fasten in older walls. Check the thickness of the wall and see if there might be brick/wood further inside the wall. If the wall is around 1dm, you don't have anything more, and you need to work with slightly better plugs.

When I've had difficulty fastening, I usually drill 0.5 smaller holes and use Fischer's UX plug https://www.fischersverige.se/sv-se...ylonplugg/universalplugg-ux/72095-ux-6-x-50-r

If that doesn't work, there are always chemicals like this one https://www.fischersverige.se/sv-se...ier/fill-och-fix/542940-fill-fix-static-mixer
Good luck!

 

[Malikokos]

It can be a bit tricky to attach in older walls. Check the thickness of the wall and see if there might be brick/wood further inside the wall.
If the wall is around 1dm, then you don't have anything more and you'll need to work with better plugs.

When I've had difficulty attaching, I usually use a 0.5 smaller hole and use the Fischer UX plug [link]

If it doesn't work, there are always chemicals like this one [link]
Good luck!

Thanks for the answer!

Yes, I have hung things in concrete, gypsum, and wood without problems before, but this is really tricky. I have never seen a similar wall before... and unfortunately, it seems like all the inner walls are made of the same porous material... the outer walls are in solid concrete. It's an apartment.

The plug looked exactly like that which I used. I tried drilling a larger hole (very carefully, without hammer) with an 8 mm drill, inserted the plug, started to screw, and the wall crumbled again... it gives way when the plug expands.

I would give anything to see inside the wall. It's about 5 cm of plaster, then it must be brick because it's brick-colored dust spreading in the room, and the drill "jumps in" into a cavity, which only strengthens that theory. You mean there might be wooden joists? Do you know what this type of wall is usually called, so I can read up a bit?

Thanks for all the help, it's really appreciated!

 

[egge80]

Fill the holes with anchor compound and insert the plug, attach what you want the next day
I see now that you've already received the tip