Tried to fit a security light at Grandma Gandalf's house today, but came across the major stumbling block of being unable to drill a hole all the way through a brick wall. (I did try to use an existing hole where an old ariel wire was fitted, but found that the hole followed a staggered route behind plastic fascia. so I couldn't draw my wire through it).
Popped into the B&Q sale on the way home and picked up this little 1100 Watt beast ex-display and under half price in the B&Q sale - plus a 40 cm long 14mm diameter drill bit to go with it, and a laser spirit level for a fiver.
Ready to tackle the wall again tomorrow. "Go ahead punk. Make my day..."
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And yes, he's already done the '...oh yes, I'm pretending it's a gun...' *sigh*
Can't say I'm surprised.
Kim. Just roll your eyes and remind yourself it's a man thing and it makes us happy for no real cost to you.
And as well as being a fab gun-toy it drilled a hole right through the wall / cavity /plasterboard and almost into some wardrobes positioned near the wall.
Of course it then took me about 2 hours to thread the cable through the hole. I didn't have a thin enough piece of wire to attach the cable to and thread through the hole. Two thin knitting needles gaffer-taped together saved the day.
You didn't have a wire coathanger?
A wire coathanger was the first thing that I thought of.
Unfortunately in this age of plastic there wasn't a single one to be found at Grandma Gandalf's house. Grrrrr!
Started with a wire rod from an old laundry drying rack, and although this proved that the hole was good, the wire was too thick to thread the cable through as well.
Hence the Knitty-Nelly solution!
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