fixing loose rawl plugs

johnny

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May 8, 2004, 10:09:37 AM5/8/04

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Hi all,

A friend of mine fitted a shower rail for me but it's starting to come away,
the rawl plugs are coming out. What's the best way to secure them again? I
remember using paper but I imagine that's less than professional... :)

thanks in advance,
John

Adrian M.

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May 8, 2004, 1:22:28 PM5/8/04

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"johnny" <wintermuteGETTHE@F_OUTwebtribe.net> wrote in message
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Wickes sell some circular paper disks for this purpose. You wet them then
wrap them round the rawlplug and reinsert. The paper then sets hard. Seems
to work well.

Gil2

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May 9, 2004, 12:46:55 AM5/9/04

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If the shower rail arrangement is the way I think it is, the rawlplugs are
coming away because there is too much weight on the shower rail. A shower
curtain may not seem heavy but because of the length of the rail the
leverage is quite substantial (especially once the curtain is covered with
water). If packing up the rawlplugs works then fine; but I think you may
need some additional support.

In the last house we had I supported the shower rail halfway along by
attaching a very simple screw in hook to the ceiling and dropping a length
of white plastic chain around the rail (you get it in any B&Q type place).
It does mean you need to split your curtain in two (or use two shower
curtains) but you will never have any more problems with a sagging shower
rail.

Regards,

Gil

johnny

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May 9, 2004, 7:58:39 AM5/9/04

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"Adrian M." <a@b.c> wrote in message
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thanks - i'll pop down there now!

johnny

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May 9, 2004, 8:00:55 AM5/9/04

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cheers, i did think of that as another option - two shower curtains isn't so
bad as one doesn't quite go all the way round. however, i think the rail
wasn't very well secured in the first place. i'll try fixing it, after which
i'll try some more support. luckily it's only a temporary measure until i
get a proper walk-in shower. i've run out of money though... :)

-john

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johnny

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May 9, 2004, 12:52:26 PM5/9/04

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found a website for them: www.wetnfix.com

Phian

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May 9, 2004, 1:03:43 PM5/9/04

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Many years ago, i used a product called Philplug Screwfix and got on well
with it. It was a fibre/powder* mix which was mixed with a little water
(usually spit) and pushed into the hole. It came complete with a metal spike
which was used to make an indent in the plug to start the screw. While
looking around the .net to see if it is still available, I found mention of
a modern version of this product. The article said it might be made by
Rawlplug but I found no mention on their site. Anyone know if it really
exists ?

* I think the mix contained asbestos which would explain its withdrawal.

Phian