What is the best way to remove a screw anchor/wall plug from a concrete wall?
Can I just pull most of it out and plaster over it or does it all need to come out?
depends if you want to redrill into it.
If not you can just remove most and replaster/ putty and paint as normal
I just want to tidy up the wall.
If it’s a Rawlplug just tap it in a bit further & plaster over as normal.
yeah.. just dig it out below the plaster line and putty over if you can’t easily get long nose pliers and pull out the plug.
Tamb said:
If it’s a Rawlplug just tap it in a bit further & plaster over as normal.
Is that the orange plastic one?
Unscrew the screw a little then use something like side cutters either side of it to lever the screw and wall plug out of the wall.
Once you’ve got the wall plug exposed take the screw out and twist the wall plug out whilst tugging on it
Unscrew the screw a little then use something like side cutters either side of it to lever the screw and wall plug out of the wall.
Once you’ve got the wall plug exposed take the screw out and twist the wall plug out whilst tugging on it
I need some needle nose pliers. I gave my pliers to a sculptor because I didn’t think I would use them anymore. Maybe wait and borrow them for a day.
I have got some plugs out with normal pliers. I must have some more needle nose pliers around here somewhere.
ms spock said:
Tamb said:
If it’s a Rawlplug just tap it in a bit further & plaster over as normal.
Is that the orange plastic one?
Depending on diameter yes, orange, blue, green etc.
wookiemeister said:
Unscrew the screw a little then use something like side cutters either side of it to lever the screw and wall plug out of the wall.Once you’ve got the wall plug exposed take the screw out and twist the wall plug out whilst tugging on it
The screws were taken out quite awhile ago but maybe I can find them and use them to pull them out.
it’s not a hollow wall plug is it?
I thought it was just a plastic one you use in brick or concrete
Tamb said:
If it’s a Rawlplug just tap it in a bit further & plaster over as normal.
+1
the wall plugs are designed to not come out.. even the concrete plastic ones. Once you put the screw in, any debris that did not come out of the initial hole gets compacted into the end, making it difficult to pull out or push in…
you could redrill that hole with a bigger bit, and get the plastic out that way.. but if you are not going to use that exact spot again to put anything else in.. just dig out to just under flush and use putty to cover and paint.
Arts said:
it’s not a hollow wall plug is it?I thought it was just a plastic one you use in brick or concrete
My understanding it is just a plastic one that is in the concrete.
Carmen_Sandiego said:
Tamb said:
If it’s a Rawlplug just tap it in a bit further & plaster over as normal.
+1
I assume that she can see some of the plug once the fixing unit was removed.
ms spock said:
Arts said:
it’s not a hollow wall plug is it?I thought it was just a plastic one you use in brick or concrete
My understanding it is just a plastic one that is in the concrete.
1. Insert a suitable screw in a few threads.
2. Pull screw with pliers. Does it come out? If yes, hi-5 yourself in mirror. If not…
3. Tap screw with hammer, pushing plug further into the wall.
4. remove screw
5. Pretend wall plug was removed, hi-5 yourself in mirror.
Arts said:
Carmen_Sandiego said:
Tamb said:
If it’s a Rawlplug just tap it in a bit further & plaster over as normal.
+1
I assume that she can see some of the plug once the fixing unit was removed.
If she can’t see some of the plug it must be below the wall’s surface & should be OK to plaster over.
Carmen_Sandiego said:
ms spock said:
Arts said:
it’s not a hollow wall plug is it?I thought it was just a plastic one you use in brick or concrete
My understanding it is just a plastic one that is in the concrete.
1. Insert a suitable screw in a few threads.
2. Pull screw with pliers. Does it come out? If yes, hi-5 yourself in mirror. If not…
3. Tap screw with hammer, pushing plug further into the wall.
4. remove screw
5. Pretend wall plug was removed, hi-5 yourself in mirror.
:D
Tamb said:
Arts said:
Carmen_Sandiego said:+1
I assume that she can see some of the plug once the fixing unit was removed.
If she can’t see some of the plug it must be below the wall’s surface & should be OK to plaster over.
The orange wall plug is just peeking out. It is a few mms in a few places. I did get two out.
yes… I believe we are all in agreeance..
shall we argue about that for a while?
ms spock said:
Tamb said:
Arts said:I assume that she can see some of the plug once the fixing unit was removed.
If she can’t see some of the plug it must be below the wall’s surface & should be OK to plaster over.
I prefer the tap in where possible method as it gives the plaster/filling compound a base to fill against so you use less stuff & thus have less shrinkage which can leave a dimple in the plaster.
The orange wall plug is just peeking out. It is a few mms in a few places. I did get two out.
Arts said:
yes… I believe we are all in agreeance..shall we argue about that for a while?
No.
Carmen_Sandiego said:
ms spock said:
Arts said:
it’s not a hollow wall plug is it?I thought it was just a plastic one you use in brick or concrete
My understanding it is just a plastic one that is in the concrete.
1. Insert a suitable screw in a few threads.
2. Pull screw with pliers. Does it come out? If yes, hi-5 yourself in mirror. If not…
3. Tap screw with hammer, pushing plug further into the wall.
4. remove screw
5. Pretend wall plug was removed, hi-5 yourself in mirror.
An ideas man, i like it
Carmen_Sandiego said:
Yes!
Arts said:
yes… I believe we are all in agreeance..shall we argue about that for a while?
No.
ms spock said:
What is the best way to remove a screw anchor/wall plug from a concrete wall?
Personally, I’d hire a team of Chinese to do that for you.
Michael V said:
Carmen_Sandiego said:Yes!
Arts said:
yes… I believe we are all in agreeance..shall we argue about that for a while?
No.
If people are winning they call it a discussion, if losing they call it an argument.
Dropbear said:
True.
Carmen_Sandiego said:
ms spock said:My understanding it is just a plastic one that is in the concrete.
1. Insert a suitable screw in a few threads.
2. Pull screw with pliers. Does it come out? If yes, hi-5 yourself in mirror. If not…
3. Tap screw with hammer, pushing plug further into the wall.
4. remove screw
5. Pretend wall plug was removed, hi-5 yourself in mirror.An ideas man, i like it
Or tap it in using a bit of steel rod or a small bit of wood, without using the screw.
Spiny Norman said:
ms spock said:What is the best way to remove a screw anchor/wall plug from a concrete wall?
Personally, I’d hire a team of Chinese to do that for you.
Yeah yeah yeah
Tamb said:
Michael V said:
Carmen_Sandiego said:Yes!No.
If people are winning they call it a discussion, if losing they call it an argument.
we are all winning in agreement
just knock down the whole wall and rebuild…
Arts said:
just knock down the whole wall and rebuild…
In a different colour.
Arts said:
Tamb said:
Michael V said:
Yes!
If people are winning they call it a discussion, if losing they call it an argument.
we are all winning in agreement
Oh, Arts that’s sweet.
you can try to knock the wall plug in but sometimes theres not enough space behind the plug to knock the thing in
given the skills of people i’d assume the worst
there was a tv mounted on the wall in the house I moved into
one night I decided to walk into the kitchen area and was near it, I heard a creak and looked at the tv, the whole thing then fell off the wall onto the freezer, the silly bugger that had mounted it had used wall plugs to mount a tv on a gypock wall !!
its an old trick for tradesmen to use surrogate wall plugs and simply use a bit of wood to act as one, if its holding a toilet up then the moisture eventually rots the wood and falls down one night – as I found out
try to knock it in , take it out or take a bit out cut it and then knock it back in
Put a screw half way in the plug and then use a claw hammer to pull it out like you would a nail and the plug should come out. Put something between the wall and hammer to prevent any damage to the wall. Has always worked for me.
headsie said:
Put a screw half way in the plug and then use a claw hammer to pull it out like you would a nail and the plug should come out. Put something between the wall and hammer to prevent any damage to the wall. Has always worked for me.
Remember to use a bigger plug next time.
Just cut it off in a bit by using a screwdriver as a chisel, tap with hammer, that sort of thing works. Quite often when installing them you don’t drill the hole deep enough so they hang out, so have to flush or set them in a bit anyway.