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TonyB

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Nov 14, 2009, 11:19:51 AM11/14/09
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I am putting in a new washbasin in my cloakroom, which just has two approx
20mm oval holes in the back of the basin. The wall is plasterboard dabbed
onto soft concrete blocks of some sort.
The basin didn't come with any wall fixings or instructions. It is 450mm
wide by about 390mm deep
I presume I need some sort of "fisher bolt" for the wall, and some strong
washers larger than the 20mm holes ? Will I need plastic washers as well ?
What diameter bolt would be suitable, I'm guessing 8mm or 10mm ?

Thanks
Tony


JimK

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Nov 14, 2009, 11:58:54 AM11/14/09
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think screwfux and toolsatan et al sell basin fixing kits - Fischer
and copies - that will have what you need inlcuding plastic "top hat"
washers etc

JimK

Bill

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Nov 14, 2009, 12:21:26 PM11/14/09
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In message <hNALm.331848$y84.1...@en-nntp-04.am2.easynews.com>, TonyB
<to...@benhamhouse.co.uk> writes

What is on the other side of the wall? I did this in a downstairs
cloakroom with threaded rod through the wall and into the garage behind
it. Much stronger than anything else I could think of at the time. I
have visions of some one in the future looking at the nuts on the garage
wall and undoing them and the wash basin falling off on the other side.
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Bill

Steve Walker

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Nov 14, 2009, 2:47:34 PM11/14/09
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I used rawlbolts - the ones with a threaded rod and a nut rather than a
bolt. Tightened them into place with a washer and a nut below plaster
level, leaving enough thread sticking out for the basin, a plastic washer,
another washer and another nut. Rock solid.

SteveW

NT

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Nov 14, 2009, 4:21:49 PM11/14/09
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I did similar, threaded rods fixed into the wall using resin. Cut some
plastic washers from whatever was to hand, and used nylock nuts on the
rod.


NT

Dave Liquorice

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Nov 15, 2009, 8:10:50 AM11/15/09
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On Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:58:54 -0800 (PST), JimK wrote:

> think screwfux and toolsatan et al sell basin fixing kits - Fischer
> and copies - that will have what you need inlcuding plastic "top hat"
> washers etc

They do, I used a fischer set for the basin in the cottage bathroom
it's not going anywhere but that through plaster into stone. The wall
fixings in the kit are big (12 or 13mm hole) expanding plastic plugs
I'd be a bit wary of them in soft blocks, some form of resin fixing
might be better.

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Cheers
Dave.

The Medway Handyman

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Nov 17, 2009, 3:41:26 AM11/17/09
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Indeed. But don't think B&Q. Customer bought a cheap 'basin in a box' from
them. No fixings in the box. I went to B&Q armed with the customers
reciept & asked for the fixings - they aren't included (no doubt to keep the
price down). I asked where they were so I could buy some - they didn't sell
them separately.


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Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk


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