Why are masonry nails made from plasticine?

[USER1999]

You would think they would be made from a material that you could hammer into masonry. But no, I have never found this to be the case. They are made out of rubbish. I'd happily pay a pound each for one that actually did as it was supposed to. But no, they just buckle and bend, and are flipping useless.

 

[One Planer]

Ask a stupid question Murph' but what are you knocking them into?

Company I work for supplies Wickes, Travis Perkins and Jewsons as well as a few others so may be able to help.

 

[c1973]

http://www.phoenixse.com/hilti-type-nails.html

https://www.hilti.co.uk/search?text=nails

 

[sawtooth]

You would think they would be made from a material that you could hammer into masonry. But no, I have never found this to be the case. They are made out of rubbish. I'd happily pay a pound each for one that actually did as it was supposed to. But no, they just buckle and bend, and are flipping useless.

It depends on what you are doing but no more nails can save you a lot of grief, especially on skirting boards, architrave, etc.

 

[Slime]

Could you not use screws?


Slime.

 

[la_lucha]

Ask a stupid question Murph' but what are you knocking them into?

Company I work for supplies Wickes, Travis Perkins and Jewsons as well as a few others so may be able to help.

There's no S on the end of Jewson. They get quite tetchy about that at head office.

 

[sawtooth]

There's no S on the end of Jewson. They get quite tetchy about that at head office.

Would that be their place in Uddersfield? Been to their old place there a few times.

 

[USER1999]

Just trying to nail up some cable to the outside of my house. Even going into the mortar, it's a no go. It should be simple, but it's not!

 

[la_lucha]

Would that be their place in Uddersfield? Been to their old place there a few times.

Nah Uddersfield just do IT and some finance. Head orifice is in Coventry.