I demand to supersede vinyl shutters on my brick-front dwelling. I will supplant the existing ones with identical sized new ones that will use the aforementioned drilled holes.

The problem I had before was that when I took off the former shutters the old Shutter-lok fasteners often broke off with nothing to grab on to. At ground level I had been able to drill them out by pressing with all my body weight while drilling. I will not be able to exercise this for the college ones since I take to be on a ladder.

Is at that place a effective tool I can apply to extract these plastic fasteners from the pre-drilled holes in the brick without applying significant force? Is in that location better ways than drilling?

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isherwood

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asked Jun 11, 2022 at 19:07

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  • If it is brick, using a torch and a screw embedded in the molted plastic as a handle to pull out the slice. It may work in theory, but.....

    Jun 12, 2022 at 4:47

  • That soft plastic should not require much strength at all to drill out. I'd retrieve y'all could practice it one-handed with a sharp scrap.

    Jun 12, 2022 at 15:49

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Shutter-lok fasteners are but fabricated out of plastic (polypropylene), and typically anchor into a 1/4" predrilled hole. They should not be difficult at all to drill out with a sharp ane/four" drill bit.

An alternative is to:

  1. Discover a long metal spiral, and pick a drill bit appropriate for pre-drilling that screw.
  2. Drill into the remaining shank of the Shutter-lok, all the way to its end.
  3. Screw the long metal screw into the Shutter-lok.
  4. Take hold of the metal screw with locking pliers.
  5. Pull the metal spiral out. (Ease it out, rocking and twisting if it resists.)

If you drilled the metallic spiral far enough into the Shutter-lok, they volition come out together. If any Shutter-lok plastic remains it volition now be even easier to drill out with a one/iv" bit.

answered Jun 12, 2022 at 14:thirty

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Drill out the middle of the shutter-lok with a one/eight" bit, and then utilise stainless shutter screws and caps. The old shutter-lok works like a wall ballast in brick.

answered Aug 6, 2022 at 0:35

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    Aug half-dozen, 2022 at 1:02

I have the same situation and it seems to me that a properly sized scroll pin could be hammered over the pin to compress the fins or shear the fins.

answered Aug 26, 2022 at 13:32

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I utilize a #vi or #8 Ten 1 1/4 sheet metal screw. Drive the spiral into the edge between the plastic fastener and the brick. Spiral information technology to within an ane/viii-1/4 inch of the surface of the brick. Using the claw end of the hammer pull the fastener out merely similar removing a smash. No need to drill a pigsty. IT REALLY WORKS!

answered Jun 7, 2022 at 23:56

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Wayne's respond is the correct one. I just employ a ane-one/4 drywall spiral. Works perfectly and doesn't impairment the mortar in any way. Drilling, etc., caused problems and did not release the anchor nearly too as Wayne's suggestion.

Thanks sir!

answered Aug 16, 2022 at 19:30

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