How to use wall plugs | wall plug tips
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- Wall plugs are one of the most commonly used fixings for solid walls. Wall plugs often called rawl plugs can be used to fix items to brick, stone and concrete. However wall plugs do not work too well in aerated concrete and so it’s better if you can use another fixing such as Dewalt Gasbeton- • Dewalt Gasbeton aerate...
Wall plugs come in several different sizes and are often colour coded, the wall plugs used in this video are-
Blue- 10mm diameter drill bit. Screw size 14/16/18
Brown - 7mm diameter drill bit. Screw size 10/12/14
Red - 5.5mm-6mm diameter drill bit. Screw size 6/8/10
Yellow 5mm diameter drill bit. Screw size 4-10
When using wall plugs it’s essential to use the correct size drill bit but you can still make them work using the tricks shown in this video.
The simplest of things can become a nightmare to a beginner! This really helps a lot. Thanks v much
Thanks Handyman, Great tip on the oversized hole; for all the years I have been fixing to walls, I never thought about the 'use of a filler... You learn every day :)
+Peter Compton
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good solid advice i think! esp about the size, for home uses with the impact drills, they tend to dance around and make larger holes than they are supposed to, so aim for the red plugs, so you still have the brown plugs as a plan B
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Thank you ever so much for taking the time out to make this video. I have just got into buying a drill and I am quite late in life for buying stuff like this. The basics were excellent. Also, I didn't know that wall plugs have numbers on them denoting what type of drill bit needs to be used! I especially enjoyed the tip about the type of brick you are working with red dust for brick and grey for concrete. Also, I enjoyed the tip about not using a hammer action as it will cause the thing to bounce about. Many thanks and Muchos gracias... as they say in Bulgaria!!!. B4 I 4get...as Paul Whitehouse would say.. Arent wall plugs great!
Great information for a woman like me starting from Ground Zero. Thank you!
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I always watch your vids. even though I know what I'm doing I'm always open for extra tips.
+Arks Shackerwell (ArksE8)
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Perfect. This seems to be the only video which actually answers the question of precisely what size drill bit to use for a particular plug! Nicely done!
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So there I was up on a ladder drilling the last hole of six to put three address number plates on the brick face of our house. Due to the heat and fatigue I must have jiggled while drilling and the hole ended up too big for the plug. After using every curse word I knew - and making up some new ones - I decided to take a break and check out UA-cam for some suggestions. Happily I came across this site and used a piece of another plug to shim the plug as shown. Job done, wife happy. Thanks mate!
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I just bought my first drill ever and you gave an amazing explanation, thank you
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I am another who is very handy, but despite that I can still learn stuff from your videos. Great job, and thanks!
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Sometimes, taking a look at the more basic areas of DIY can be the most informative. Love the trick with the sliced plug to slide in along another when you've drilled a hole that's too big. Will definitely be making a mental note of that should the need arise (as it sometimes has). Cheers Chez and I hope you're keeping well my friend!
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That explains why I've had very old plaster crumble and crack around my screws. I've picked up loads of tips from your video. Thanks for sharing!
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im a senior architect/interior designer. but there's something so enlightening about this video!
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Fantastic video, I've learnt so much from this and here's me thinking I've been using rawl plugs the right way my whole life!
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OMG, thanks a lot, never knew it told you the drill bit needed and the min/max screw for a raw plug - MIND BLOWN!
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Great tips as usual. I remember you used to be able to get long rod/wallplug sections you could cut down to length. Very handy they were, not really mainstream anymore for some reason. Also a lot of people make the mistake of using long unthreaded shank screws. This is not a great fixing as you will only get a small bite from the thread with the wallplug, the rest is the smooth shank. Better to use fully threaded screws if possible.
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My god, wish I had seen this earlier. Carrying out some minor DIY but really struggled with drilling the right spot. Had hammer action using drill from beginning. Now I have started pilot hole without hammer action it’s so much easier. Thank you and appreciate you sharing 👏🏻👏🏻👍
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Brilliant, cheers, u are a lifesaver! Wish my da was still here to teach me all he knew abt tools, measurments etc.. people used to laugh at him saying though of an inch etc..he used to teach apprentices, brill keep up tge good vids, your country needs you! 👊👍👷♂️
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Fantastic. Thanks so much for the excellent tutorial. It answered all of my questions before hanging my kitchen cabinets.
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What super advice and tips. Thanks very much ♥
Hammer action off when starting - Genius,now I know how to stop the drill bit sliding ever so slightly off mark !
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Elsewhere somebody said you damage masonry bits by NOT using the drill on hammer action, as it heats up the bit, end causing problems. Is that true?
Not sure, but you only need hammer action off when starting the hole, so it's unlikely to be damaged by heat.
Thanks Mr Ultimate. Always excellent videos and careful, sensible and safe advice. How did you learn all this stuff? Did you apprentice in all the trades or years of experience? Scratching my head what the difference is between concrete blocks and aerated blocks? Is a breeze block aerated concrete?I tried to google it but couldn't find an answer.
Or, centre punch the hole first, masonry nail thru the hole in the piece to be mounted.
Thats a really good tip. Sometimes you may not have available the right sized combination. I have also used matchsticks when kitchen cabinet screw came loose.
Glue them to the side of the hole, inset the screw with SUPPORTED door and leave to set. Done this several times now.
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Fantastic. I picked up a couple of extra things here prior to my normal work.
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I was just wondering why I couldn’t get this wall plug into my wall. And your answered my question several times over. I will have to make a trip to a hardware store
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I never even thought about putting the wall plugs below the plaster board before. Now I know. Thanks.
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One of the best tutorials on the subject
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Excellent video... Brilliant ...no stupid distracting background music!
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Here is a tip if you are drilling into an interior wall - hammer a nail (less than a quarter) into the wall to mark out precisely where you want your hole drilled. You then take the nail out carefully, making sure not to damage the plaster and then drill your hole.
This little video is well appreciated, mate, thank you.
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Genuinely very informative and clear information. Thanks a lot
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If you don't have a hammer drill and you want to drill into plaster>block, Use a 6mm drillbit for a 7mm plug as the hole will always end up bigger.
Absolutely amazing mate. I'm truly amazed at how much I'm still learning from you. I feel like your apprentice lol. Well done, and thank you 👍🏽
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wall plug mystery revealed. thank you!
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Thanks for the matchstick trick. Had to use it on 2 of 3 holes as I was guessing the size of the bit for old plugs.
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Only yesterday I started a wall hole with hammer action on. Never again. Great tip.
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I’m more of a DIY don’t, get a man in type of bloke. This is bread and butter DIY basics but I’d struggled with drilling holes in walls for years, hammer action or not, which drill bit, which wall plug, which screw, it’s a bloody minefield. I’ve ended up with holes you could get your fist in. Thanks for this great instructional video, I’m going to work my way through your back catalogue of videos. Cheers, Jon.
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wow super useful info, i have been putting my plugs in flush on a plaster/brick wall and wondering why some of them start coming out, now i know i need to drill a little bit deeper and push it in further.
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Thanks bud, just the information I needed! Time to go and hang up some pictures in my house.
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Thank you for the tips. I hung my mum's Dyson chargeable vac up following this vid. Happily subscribing.
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Thank you so much! I learned while just watching
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You learn something new every day thx
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Great advice. I've always drilled by "trial and error" - not any more! Thanks
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I just bang a hole in with hammer on, hope and if I get it wrong I cry profusely.
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What SUPER advice and tips.
Another great review THANKS
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Thank you! I understand it now.
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Now I know what I've been doing wrong! Really useful info - thanks
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This is really helpful. Thank you!
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Nice video - don't forget to measure the depth of any fixing against the screw(s) you're going to use to ensure the wall plug expands correctly ie. not too early when screwing.
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I just hope people understand what I meant - make sure the screw doesn't tighten up before the head is near the fixing you want to mount - I think that sounds better ?
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love these videos.
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Thanks very much nice help for beginner like me
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Great for someone new to all this
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@@ultimatehandyman Could do you a video on using drills for the first time - I have bought a cordless drill but have no idea how to use it i.e. what bits to use and when to use them/how to screw into wood or walls etc.
I'll try to cover some of those points in a future video!
This might help for now- ua-cam.com/video/ku29KYl4Wdg/v-deo.html&t
Very clear and helpful. Thank you very much.
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@@ultimatehandyman I need your help please? I bought a stud detector and it has four options: stud, metal, ac and deep.
I have a solid wall that has no metal when I use the detector but when I choose the deep option, it keeps peeping with light. I am not sure what is that deep option for and I am afraid to drill just in case I damage something in the wall. Can you advice me, please? I can't understand what is the deep option for.
@@mguitar5228 Sorry, I can't help. Most stud detectors are useless, unless you spend a few hundred quid on a wall scanner.
I bought a Bosch and could never get it to work- ua-cam.com/video/c55cxwNH01E/v-deo.html
If I want to find studs now I always use magnets- ua-cam.com/video/H5U0sLKyJJw/v-deo.html
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Thanks brah.. salute from las vegas nv
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Well presented. Thanks for sharing
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Excellent tutorial, can you tell how to best handle a wall with plasterboard then a gap before uneaven brick wall.
You could try corefix- ua-cam.com/video/7xLhIPoO5gQ/v-deo.html
If there is a large gap you might need to do something like in this video- ua-cam.com/video/7DGGUbbbBZI/v-deo.html
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I can highly recommend rawl uno for all jobs.
+Bill The Curtain Fitter
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Brilliant video
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Thank you so much for posting!! This was super helpful!!
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Great video, thanks!
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As always, very useful Info.
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Very helpful video. Thanks!
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I love your videos
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Fantastic video 👍🏼
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stumbled on this video
excellent vdeo,
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+Ultimate Handyman thank you so much for your info your information will help a lot of people
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Amazing video, learnt a lot! Im mounting a TV and drilled a test hole without the hammer setting and it went in quite easy but the dust was BLACK and very crumbly. Any idea what material this is? Fairly old house and wall right next to fire place.
I've had similar dust when drilling some fireplaces. I'm not sure if they are special fire bricks, or if the heat from the fire has made the bricks go black.
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@@ultimatehandyman Ended up using Ficsher universal plugs as they claim to work on any building material. Fingers crossed lol Thanks again, this vid gave me confidence to do the work i never thought i could.
just what i needed! thanks!
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fantastic video. Well done!
wonderful thank you
+tony hughes
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Thanks for say how to fix the hole drilling a hole thats to big... May or may not came here for that ;)
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Nice work
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thank you good video nice little tip about packing.
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Always plugin your videos eh chez lol good demo's
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Great videos mate.
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nice video man, very informative.
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Very nice
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Thank you for very informative video. I'm learning about DIY and about different drills etc., how do you decide which drill bits to buy? The quality and durability I ask this as there are so many different types available. 👍
You are welcome.When buying drill bits etc. I always tend to go for the well known makes such as Dewalt/Bosch/Makita etc.
Informative video. Thanks for the advise.
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Thanks, some good tips!
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learnt another chart that had the smallest plug(yellow) with a recommended screw size 6-8 ,followed by red with screw size 8-10 , the rest was the same as above
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Great video
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Superb thanks!
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What about hollow block any ideas please
Hope this is easy as it looks
Yes, this is pretty easy, just take your time with it ;-)
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If I'm drilling into a solid wall, plastered then brick, I want the plug to go into the brick only... How do you poke the plug further into the hole to get right into the brick? Also, the screws you picked up in the first few seconds of the video.... Are they concrete screws? Do they require plugs? Great Videos, new subscriber, learning lots already!
You can just tap the plug in further using a screwdriver/punch and hammer etc.
No, all the screws in this video were wood screws, but I have done a video on masonry screws - ua-cam.com/video/P0LXQG3S8ko/v-deo.html
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Got a question for you can i use a cement style screw with an anchor in drywall?
good and I like very much your tutorials I would love if he and subtitled in Romanian, thank in advance
Thanks, doing subtitles in a foreign language would be difficult, time consuming and expensive- sorry.
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Great video, thanks
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Now that I have your attention :P Would you recommend using Dewalt Walldogs or wall plugs for ceiling light fixtures in concrete? To me it seems obvious that the Walldogs are the way to go, am I wrong? Thanks for your reply, much appreciated!
Yes, I would definitely use the Dewalt wall dogs ;-)
The very video I was looking for. Please can you advise which screws are best for floating bookshelves (heavy).
Got plasterboard then brick.
I'd use Rigifix fixings-
ua-cam.com/video/xaYfs3lr1jI/v-deo.html
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Hi mate, say your fixing a mirror or shelf or whatever, and you've marked out and drilled your holes but by accident you've put your plug in but it needed to be 5mm over say, so you try to drill next to it and end up with a hole 2 drill widths wide, is it best to use mortar and let it dry before re-driling in the correct place or will polyfiller hold a plug when dry? Hopefully that makes sense 🤔
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What you can do is screw a screw into the plug that's in the wrong place, as long as the screw is countersunk and sits flush with the surface. Then drill alongside of the existing plug and screw, this means you don't have to wait for the filler to harden etc.
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At 2.25 you switched on the “ammer” action. At 4.16 you used a “hammer”. I’m confused. Love your videos UH, pls keep it up.
I really have to concentrate to pronounce the H, as I come from Darwen and we don't normally use that letter
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