Rawl plugs in brickwork

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EJH

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934 posts

209 months

Thursday 21st July 2016
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We have moved into a house which has some trellis attached (bolts into rawl plugs), upon which is growing honeysuckle. The honeysuckle is somewhat over grown and, when cutting it back, we found it had pulled some of the trellis out of the wall (having pulled out the bolt and the rawl plug).

My question is, what can we do to the (now slightly oversize) hole to re-plug this and bolt the trellis back in?

Any suggestions very gratefully received.

Stig

11,817 posts

284 months

Thursday 21st July 2016
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Bigger rawl plug or epoxy fixing

Nimby

4,589 posts

150 months

Thursday 21st July 2016
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A matchstick or two in the hole usually works.

mph1977

12,467 posts

168 months

Thursday 21st July 2016
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Stig said:
Bigger rawl plug or epoxy fixing
as above or go old school and a hammer a tapered wooden plug into the hole (combined with epoxy in the hole as well if you wish )

8-P

2,758 posts

260 months

Thursday 21st July 2016
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mph1977 said:
as above or go old school and a hammer a tapered wooden plug into the hole (combined with epoxy in the hole as well if you wish )
Just done this on one inside holding a heavy curtain rail up, worked nicely.

Swervin_Mervin

4,446 posts

238 months

Friday 22nd July 2016
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Nimby said:
A matchstick or two in the hole usually works.
This smile Strike a couple of matches, blow them out, "file" off the burnt ends to points. Put in hole with new plug et voila

Simpo Two

85,408 posts

265 months

Friday 22nd July 2016
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Swervin_Mervin said:
Strike a couple of matches, blow them out, "file" off the burnt ends to points. Put in hole with new plug et voila
This is the easiest way. Failing that drill a new hole an inch away.

Fatboy

7,979 posts

272 months

Friday 22nd July 2016
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Or a splodge of gripfill in the hole then push the rawlplug back in...

speedyman

1,525 posts

234 months

Friday 22nd July 2016
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New rawlplug and snip the sides off another one to use as packing for the hole just like using a match which you probably dont have anyway.

Simpo Two

85,408 posts

265 months

Friday 22nd July 2016
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speedyman said:
New rawlplug and snip the sides off another one to use as packing for the hole just like using a match which you probably dont have anyway.
Every house needs matches for when there's a power cut and the gas won't light because it needs an electric sparker thingy to light!

XCP

16,914 posts

228 months

Saturday 23rd July 2016
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Simpo Two said:
Every house needs matches for when there's a power cut and the gas won't light because it needs an electric sparker thingy to light!
And lighting candles. For when it's the Footman's day off.

EJH

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934 posts

209 months

Saturday 23rd July 2016
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XCP said:
And lighting candles. For when it's the Footman's day off.
Mrs EJH uses them for candles. I have been known to use them for cigars...

EJH

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934 posts

209 months

Monday 25th July 2016
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Thank you all for the suggestions; that you took the time to do is very much appreciated.

Did it this evening with some snapped matchsticks and epoxy. Hopefully it'll work and I didn't get it wrong!