ᐅ Survey: Which Building Material/Construction Method Did You Choose?

The option to use the walls for mounting wall cabinets wasn’t really considered during the planning phase. Because of the hollow bricks, it's clear that the mounting will be solid, but when drilling, red brick dust immediately flies around and can potentially ruin the freshly painted walls. This is a definite downside, but it can’t be changed now. Chiseling out the aerated concrete doesn’t sound much better either...

Kitchen cabinets, wardrobe, washbasin, etc.... everything holds. Ytong. Use a steel drill bit, it creates clean holes in the white material that don’t chip. Anchors, screws, secure.

dhd82 schrieb:
Drilling into aerated concrete is almost effortless, which always makes me feel uneasy or doubtful about whether it will hold or if I have properly sized everything.

Every material requires its own type of anchor; for aerated concrete, use drive anchors with no drilling... or heavy-duty anchors.

Mottenhausen schrieb:
I hadn’t really considered using the walls to mount wall cabinets during the planning phase. With the hollow bricks, it’s clear the attachment will be secure, but drilling kicks up red brick dust that can potentially ruin freshly painted walls. That’s definitely a downside, but it can’t be changed now. Breaking out the aerated concrete doesn’t sound much better either...

Put cardboard with painter’s tape under the drilling area and place a coffee filter beneath. This way, the dust falls into the filter and nothing gets inside the dwelling.

We always drill with the vacuum cleaner ready. *g*

Maria16 schrieb:
We always drill with the vacuum cleaner ready. *g*

That only works with two people.
I'm not that patient.