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This guy obviously hasn't heard of red/brown plugs. What a prat
 
It's all the same.
Put something in the hole to make sure there is enough surface tension that the screw doesn't pull out.
 
I suppose it's one way of getting around the London Fire Brigade regulations of it not being combustible over doorways.
 
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Nah still non compliant cos it's still got the insulation on it!! :)
 
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Are we really considering this?
Fix a batten to a wall...just do it!
Fix cable trunking, mini trunking, whatever, to a wall over an exit...just do it with fire-safe clips/galvy band
Use some wiring to fill the gap if the screws don't bite?
FFS! The world is full of fastening solutions!
Rawlplugs/walldogs/metal screw fixtures/concrete plugless self-drilling screws/self-tapping screws/hammer-in fixings/expanding bolts/resin bolts and studs...if my builder used bits of offcut cable I would be seriously ----ed-off.
but then...I HATE builders! So pay no attention to me...
 

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