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Theelfsmother t1_j6dynwv wrote

Why does the girlfriend have to pay for it,

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adventuref0x t1_j6dyu0x wrote

She insisted on a cabinet, I said I’d prefer a mirror that way the fittings wouldn’t need to hold so much weight, or even better could have used a sticky back mirror and then wouldn’t have needed any fittings

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Theelfsmother t1_j6dzbbu wrote

You sound like she needs a new man in her life.

Anyway, you should have used rawl plugs in the concrete with screws long enough to go into the concrete.

You can still do this, the cabinet will hide the hole in the wall. If so much plaster in gone that you can't hang it used some wood to bridge the gap and screw that to the wall, filling the hole.

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PM_ur_Rump t1_j6e0r16 wrote

It sounds like both need to grow up a bit.

This started as a DIY question, but ended up being a struggling relationship post, lol.

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adventuref0x t1_j6e1cox wrote

You can’t get to the breeze blocks because they’re about 20mm behind the plasterboard, you’d need to remove the plasterboard to get to the breeze block before re plastering jt

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Theelfsmother t1_j6e1i7q wrote

Drill the hole. Put the rawl plug on the end of a long screw push it into the wall and then twist it out.

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adventuref0x t1_j6e23ts wrote

Won’t the fact that it’s mounted so far back make it weaker? It’ll be like hanging the cabinet on a lever?

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Theelfsmother t1_j6e2ked wrote

No it will be grand if you use good size 5 screws. Only screw as far as the plasterboard don't screw the screw in all the way to the concrete. If you have 20mm of air you might use a 5 x 70 screw. A red rawl plug will hold it good and tight.

Adjust sizes for America i suppose. I don't know your system. I'm in mm

Use a 5.5 drill bit.

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adventuref0x t1_j6e3ksj wrote

The problem is I’m not sure if I’m allowed to drill into the breeze block because it’s between me and next door

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Theelfsmother t1_j6e6ve7 wrote

I'm letting you, tell the police I said it's cool so long as you don't drill all the way into the guy your girlfriend is already datings apartment next door..

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adventuref0x t1_j6e71lj wrote

I mean next door is empty, it’s a brand new block of flats we are the second people to move in and the first are on the ground floor

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