Fixing lugs

[Carlosfandango]

When I was doing my apprenticeship we used to use little clip on metal lugs that clipped on the outside of a 35mm backbox to prevent the box pulling out when side fixing. They were made by MK but I can't remember the part no. or find them anywhere. Can anyone remember the part no. of these?

 

[Carlosfandango]

Has anyone had the misfortune of coming up against straw walls. And not like the ones in the three little pigs!!

 

[davesparks]

Do you mean the boards made of straw bound together with cement?

In which case yes i've come across them a few times

 

[Carlosfandango]

No its compressed straw sandwiched between plasterboard. I'm sure I was told it's treated with something to make it fire retardant? Thank **** they don't use it anymore!!

 

[trev]

I was on for Mears a few years ago in Throckley, every house had walls made of four layers of plasterboards. An absolute nightmare to get a fixing in, they were all pigstys too

 

[gutterball]

Re straw walls, we call it stramit not sure of the spelling:smiley2:

 

[davesparks]

Yeah, stramit is the stuff I was talking about, straw bound in cement

 

[gutterball]

the ones i've seen are like a thin 3"/4"straw bale between sheets of plaster board.

 

[davesparks]

I've come across it as loose boards in the 1950's meccano houses around here as just the straw board.
And also about 5 years ago it was used for the ceilings in an extension to a listed building then plastered with lime plaster.

 

[gutterball]

after a quick google Stramit - Home either it's different stuff? or they don't make it any more?

 

[davesparks]

Looks like a case of everything made with straw getting given the same name regardless of who made it.