Hi,

No specialist, but I think the construction method of my garage can be
described as "made of prefabricated slabs of concrete (?) joined
together by screws on the inside".

Can I drill holes on these walls so as to attach a trellis? The plant
to grow on it is a Lonicera Belgica.

Thanks in advance for any answers,
Kostas

In article .hx,
Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote:


No specialist, but I think the construction method of my garage can be
described as "made of prefabricated slabs of concrete (?) joined
together by screws on the inside".

Can I drill holes on these walls so as to attach a trellis? The plant
to grow on it is a Lonicera Belgica.

In general, yes, but you may need to use bolts if the walls are very
thin. Always use washers or equivalent that are much larger than you
think you need, to avoid cracking the concrete.

Or you could scrub the relevant areas clean, abrade them, and use
epoxy resin glue.


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In article .hx,
Kostas Kavoussanakis writes

Hi,

No specialist, but I think the construction method of my garage can be
described as "made of prefabricated slabs of concrete (?) joined
together by screws on the inside".

Can I drill holes on these walls so as to attach a trellis? The plant
to grow on it is a Lonicera Belgica.

Thanks in advance for any answers,
Kostas

Mine is concrete slabs, but held together with bolts which go through
the pillars with nuts and washers on the inside. I have taken them out
one at a time and replaced them with threaded studding cut to length
with nuts and washers inside and outside when I want to fix anything.

I have an upright of 3 x 2 fixed in this manner which supports a gate.

Mike


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On Sat, 22 Mar 2003, Nick Maclaren wrote:

In article .hx,
Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote:

No specialist, but I think the construction method of my garage can be
described as "made of prefabricated slabs of concrete (?) joined
together by screws on the inside".

Can I drill holes on these walls so as to attach a trellis? The plant
to grow on it is a Lonicera Belgica.

In general, yes, but you may need to use bolts if the walls are very
thin.

Their maximum thickness is 6.3cm; I have noticed that the inside of
the wall curves in and out, so careful planning is necessary.

I plan to use heavy-duty, 4cm plugs and use plastic netting to reduce
the weight (though the honeysuckle will be the major factor, I should
think). I was thinking 6 plugs per 2m X 0.5m (W x H) netting stretch.
I am planning to use ready-made plastic spacers (they come with a hole
in the middle for the screw); they leave about 2cm breathing space
from the wall. The other option is garden wire horizontally (as I have
done with a rose elsewhere), but I think the honeysuckle will benefit
from the vertical support as well (and the hooks I have found require
mega-holes :-)

Always use washers or equivalent that are much larger than you
think you need, to avoid cracking the concrete.

Useful advice, thanks. You assume drilling through, right? I prefer to
avoid that, in the first instance at least.

Or you could scrub the relevant areas clean, abrade them, and use
epoxy resin glue.

They are harled; I think the harling was part of the manufacturing
process.

Thanks for the 2 answers so far,

Kostas