Browse Forums Interior Decorating Lounge 1 Sep 29, 2021 2:56 pm Hi all, I have had a new Air conditioner installed, in a more efficient location. the 20-year-old one was on its last legs. the installers have left about 10 of the photographed wall mounts in the gyprock where the Aircon was. they do not seem to screw or pull out easily. I Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ was hoping someone could assist as i want to patch and repaint that piece of wall. Re: how do you remove these toggle bolts from gyprock 2Sep 29, 2021 6:02 pm Gmcgill Hi all, I have had a new Air conditioner installed, in a more efficient location. the 20-year-old one was on its last legs. the installers have left about 10 of the photographed wall mounts in the gyprock where the Aircon was. they do not seem to screw or pull out easily. I Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ was hoping someone could assist as i want to patch and repaint that piece of wall. Hi Gmcgill Those fixings are a spreading type of toggle. To undo you need to screw one of the fixings back in (only a turn or two) and the hit the end of the fixing a few times. This straightens out the spread part of the fixing and it can then be given a bit of a wiggle to remove. Here's a video I found. Explains it perfectly. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LZqCZfdvhbg Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Re: how do you remove these toggle bolts from gyprock 3Sep 30, 2021 10:53 am chippy Gmcgill Hi all, I have had a new Air conditioner installed, in a more efficient location. the 20-year-old one was on its last legs. the installers have left about 10 of the photographed wall mounts in the gyprock where the Aircon was. they do not seem to screw or pull out easily. I Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ was hoping someone could assist as i want to patch and repaint that piece of wall. Hi Gmcgill Those fixings are a spreading type of toggle. To undo you need to screw one of the fixings back in (only a turn or two) and the hit the end of the fixing a few times. This straightens out the spread part of the fixing and it can then be given a bit of a wiggle to remove. Here's a video I found. Explains it perfectly. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LZqCZfdvhbg thanks, i knew someone would have used these before. I'll give it a go. Hi It came to my attention after the handover that - The facade cladding on the face and the side are not straight. -The face tapers down by 50mm from left to right and… 0 2735 How do you remove one of these ceiling air con vents? And is it possible to disconnect the duct joined to the vent from inside the house, without going into the roof cavity? 0 6265 |