Haslemere, Surrey, England, UK

Oct 2013

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Help needed! From all you men

Here goes!....... How does one know where a lintel starts and finishes above a window????
I'm trying to put a piece of wood above a bedroom window on which to attach a curtain rail, but lo and behold! It doesnt matter where i drill i cannot penetrate the brickwork deep enough. I now have a collection of holes. Any ideas gentlmen???? They would be most welcome :(

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bungallow55●Lakeland, Florida USA

Oct 23, 2013●390 Blogs●2,323 Comments

Well, based on what you said; lady you have

a strong storm build house, leave it like that

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Ninnoe●Cape Town, Western Cape South Africa

Oct 23, 2013●21 Blogs●119 Comments

@ happy goodluck hun hahaahahha,,,it seemz these men don know how to help they all quiet

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wafwotam●nsw, Tasmania Australia

Oct 23, 2013●2,549 Comments

Well i was going to help but we have lecturers and such on here that know everything i thought theyde be here for you. I forgot theyve never had their head out of a book so theyre really quite useless theyve never done anything.

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bungallow55●Lakeland, Florida USA

Oct 23, 2013●390 Blogs●2,323 Comments

If you pay for my ticket plane I can go there
and help you

you see? I know how to use my head on these cases

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Huitzilopochtli●Tenochtitlan, Mexico City Mexico

Oct 23, 2013●42 Blogs●112 Comments

It is possible, by what you say, that you're using the drill bit inappropriate for the type of wall you intend to drill.

That material is the trave of the wall?

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happyhunnyOP●Haslemere, Surrey, England UK

Oct 23, 2013●3 Blogs●13 Comments

Yes im afraid it looks like im stumped!!!! ...Thought there'd be a few builders on here that might have a suggestion or two!.... :(

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happyhunnyOP●Haslemere, Surrey, England UK

Oct 23, 2013●3 Blogs●13 Comments

And ive just been out and bought an 800 watt drill for the job :)

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Leo_7●Baku, Azerbaijan

Oct 23, 2013●8 Blogs●577 Comments

this video will help.it shows how to do it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zhOfnzZ9og

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Huitzilopochtli●Tenochtitlan, Mexico City Mexico

Oct 23, 2013●42 Blogs●112 Comments

Maybe your problem lies only in the type of bit you're using, try using a special drill bit for concrete.

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happyhunnyOP●Haslemere, Surrey, England UK

Oct 23, 2013●3 Blogs●13 Comments

#10

Thankyou all..... I'm not sure now that i was using the correct drill bit, as i thought i should be using a masonry bit for brickwork but im now wondering if i should be using another type for a steel lintel??????...and perhaps i need a more powerful drill...... I thought an 800w set on the hammer setting would be ok........oh well you live and learn :)

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zmountainman●Motril, Andalusia Spain

Oct 23, 2013●107 Blogs●7,852 Comments

#11

Happy, yes a masonry bit if fine & hammer yes, but as an example I have a 2000w Bosch drill that takes a week to drill concrete but my 800w Hitachi professional drill goes through it like a knife through butter, so power rating doesn't mean a lot when it comes to drills.

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Catfoot●Around here, Western Cape South Africa

Oct 23, 2013●616 Blogs●16,678 Comments

#12

Well, as somebody said about too many advisers, but everything said so far is true. If you have a proper impact drill with the right bit as shown by somebody else you should get it right. Just a last suggestion, check if the hammer action is selected. Without it you will get what you are now getting. It makes a heck of a noise, but it works. Look for a little symbol of a hammer on the drill; somewhere near a selector lever of some kind.

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ekself●Onehorsetown, Eastern Cape South Africa

Oct 23, 2013●1 Blogs●1,711 Comments

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A lintel is 90mm most of the time so 100mm above the top of the window should work. Information supplied by my handy brother who always helps me out when I mess things up. Broadest one is 110mm but you don't get that often.

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happyhunnyOP●Haslemere, Surrey, England UK

Oct 23, 2013●3 Blogs●13 Comments

#14

Right! I shall try drilling 100 mm above the window! The worst can happen is the ceiling will fall down!!!... Ive def got the drill on hammer setting... End of tea break and up we go!!!! :)

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Dedovix●Big Place, Central Serbia Serbia

Oct 23, 2013●135 Blogs●1,499 Comments

#15

bazuka should do the trick

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Leo_7●Baku, Azerbaijan

Oct 23, 2013●8 Blogs●577 Comments

#16

Bazukas r no that good.i tried those before.but if u use kalashnikov,then its best.2 hots and ur curtain holes r ready.

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Wavebox●South, Xlokk Malta

Oct 23, 2013●33 Blogs●145 Comments

#17

is the house down yet ?

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happyhunnyOP●Haslemere, Surrey, England UK

Oct 23, 2013●3 Blogs●13 Comments

#18

No but i could have quite easily have thrown myself out of the window in despair!!!.....6 hours later and job still not done!......I have instead enlisted the help of someone down the road, and hopefully while he's here he can tell me where i went wrong...... Dont know the man but i'm told he's a builder.....Hope he turns up!

Right! ..what else needs doing???!....Oh yes! All those holes need filling! :)

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happyhunnyOP●Haslemere, Surrey, England UK

Oct 23, 2013●3 Blogs●13 Comments

#19

Thanks Ed1491 and everyone else, but i know when i'm beaten ??))

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benni2●eire, Tipperary Ireland

Oct 23, 2013●17 Blogs●282 Comments

#20

forget drilling and get yourself a tube of gripfill and an adhesive gun,tenner will get both at any hardware shop

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fotinia0737●Portimao, Faro Portugal

Oct 23, 2013●21 Blogs●2,583 Comments

#21

to all!

I'll bring the champagne and we celebrate!

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Bspoken4●My forest, Western Cape South Africa

Oct 23, 2013●7 Blogs●308 Comments

#22

Just shows
You need a man Hun

A handyman

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GoDaniel●Leominster, Massachusetts USA

Oct 23, 2013●71 Blogs●2,433 Comments

#23

Happy
If you keep drilling all these holes, you'll have your own man made air conditioner built in

just think when the snow arrives you'll be the first person to build a snowman indoors successfully

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virgosingle●greymouth, West Coast New Zealand

Oct 23, 2013●409 Blogs●8,106 Comments

#24

go to your hardware store and get "stick on hocks" that have a release system without leaving marks ......they are cheap $

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GoDaniel●Leominster, Massachusetts USA

Oct 23, 2013●71 Blogs●2,433 Comments

#25

I'm glad your not a dentist!! "Oops I drilled the wrong side of your mouth"

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happyhunnyOP●Haslemere, Surrey, England UK

Oct 23, 2013●3 Blogs●13 Comments

#26

Ive had a good laugh reading some of these comments??
And Bsoken4 i agree with you!!! If only!!!
I paid a stranger to come and do it for me in the end, he said i was doing everything correctly but i just needed a meatier drill for the job.......
Thankyou everyone and i hope you're all around when i attempt my next job ?? ?? :)

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wafwotam●nsw, Tasmania Australia

Oct 23, 2013●2,549 Comments

#27

No problem i hope your not bamboozled

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Wavebox●South, Xlokk Malta

Oct 23, 2013●33 Blogs●145 Comments

#28

I'll be here

untill than !

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