Alternatives to T&E clips

[J@mes]

Fitted some sockets on a wall yesterday but had an utter nightmare with normal T&E clips and trying to get them to hold in the wall. Both the mortar and bricks were too crumbly to hold the nail and I ended up using loads of clips, which didn't look good at all but the customer was happy with the reason.

So what are the other options? I have seen the P clips similar to the ones used for mounting FP/ MICC cables, but think they are very expensive (pack of 100 being around £60 via britclips) and they are suited to round cable.

Any other options?

Thanks

 

[telectrix]

you can get rawplugs suitable for clip nails. otherwise, use mnini trunking or pvc tube

 

[Guest123]

Unifix Nailing Plugs

DAS0781

Uni-Fix (100) Nailing Plugs

Description: A special plug designed for fixing cable clip pins or similar small nails into very hard or very soft materials.

Applications: Light aerated concrete, common brick, concrete, hard masonry and low density block.

Material: Impact Polystyrene.

 

[J@mes]

Thanks to you both! They are just what I was looking for!

 

[Spudnik]

Gotta love pinplugs!!!!!!!

 

[m4tty]

Where do you get them from Jason as screwfix n toolstation don't look like they have them? Cheers

 

[Mark_Burgess]

Reasonably priced here or click the picture in Lenny's post.

 

[Lucas]

Cable Tie Mount Black Pack of 100 - Screwfix.com, Where the Trade Buys

Whack an 8mm hole in, bash them in with a hammer and cable tie the cable too it. They can hole armoured's, brilliant things they are.

Once you get them in you ain't getting them out

 

[Doug]

Tower make pin plugs amongst other fixings. B&Q sell them. Small yellow rawplugs can also work.

 

[SirKit Breaker]

Go to Ikea customer services, in there you will find parts bins where you can help yourself to bits and bobs which are missing from your over complicated self assembly bedside table. In amongst you will find a bin full of wooden pegs about 15mm long and 4 mm diameter, get a large portion, drill the wall, bung these in and nail whatever your heart desires into them Oh and their breakfast is cheap as chips and good quality 9 items for about £3 They also have a playpen and the telly on showing cbeebies, so take the apprentice it will keep him amused for hours.

Cheers..........Howard

 

[Phil]

can`t believe you have been robbing the bit`s bin howard i would never do anything like that i got a right bargin from the cheapy corner saved abouut a ton because it had no fittings???? yep so off i went to the bins and got the full mashings also that brown paper stand is good if you have any parcels to wrap yep i can vouch for the breakfasts at birstal top stuff many a paid hour hiding skiving in the cafe eating cheap breakfast can`t beat it

 

[nickblake]

Go to Ikea customer services, in there you will find parts bins where you can help yourself to bits and bobs which are missing from your over complicated self assembly bedside table. In amongst you will find a bin full of wooden pegs about 15mm long and 4 mm diameter, get a large portion, drill the wall, bung these in and nail whatever your heart desires into them Oh and their breakfast is cheap as chips and good quality 9 items for about £3 They also have a playpen and the telly on showing cbeebies, so take the apprentice it will keep him amused for hours.

Cheers..........Howard

funny you should mention wooden pegs i have in the past used an old pencil worked a treat ,it was a last resort mind

 

[High Tower]

funny you should mention wooden pegs i have in the past used an old pencil worked a treat ,it was a last resort mind

You can pikey them from ikea too !!!