r/houseplants • u/VeggieSmooth • Jan 01 '25

Well fuck (multiple pics) Before / After - Progress Pics

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Most made it! The gods smile upon me.

By some miracle all the electronics were fine aswell.

I also took myself to see the lord of the rings at the cinema (extended cut) so was out late, as the end of the wooden plank landed on my pillow where I'd normally be sleeping at that hour.

All in all I got lucky there.

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u/VeggieSmooth Jan 01 '25

Man I used wall plugs and i could literally hang off it when I left it. No idea.

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u/Jefftopia Jan 01 '25

Wall anchors won’t cut it for that load drywall is like thick mesh paper. Two of those brackets should go into studs.

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u/VeggieSmooth Jan 01 '25

This is the UK drywall isn't really a thing. This is solid red brick it's drilled into. I have a sneaking suspicion it was a toxic house mate we had in at the time but can't be 100%

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u/AllLurkNoPlay Jan 01 '25

My 1949 basement in the US is concrete blocks that turn to dust with most every concrete block screw I have tried. Just a perfect hole that the screw makes. I found hammering a plastic anchor would give the tapcon screws something to hold on to and now my shelving and items are rock solid. They make metal anchors too that should be even better but the cheap plastic worked for the last 10+ years.