what to use to secure batons into breeze block wall?

chezybezy

hello,
i have a bit of a strange one here and am hoping someone can help me. What can use to fit some batons to a 'breeze block' outside 'wall'.

i am not sure it is 'real' breeze block as it seems rather soft, in fact i am sure i could hammer a nail or manually screw a normal screw into it without any pilot holes - it wouldn't hold but i think this might explain the 'wall'. i can certainly drill into it with a normal, non masonry drill bit.

the previous owners attached some fencing panels to this with vertical batons, and some of them are held very well, others not so much (at all).

i am planning on running some horizontal battens along the wall, attaching (nail / screw?) some feather edge boards directly to this to provide 'free' fencing as i have these left over from a shed.
i know this is not the normal way to do this, as there is no frame but i am literately only going a foot or so above the height of the existing wall so am trying my luck with this half attempted diy job.

i currently have some 4/5/6cm long "Forgefix Multi-Purpose Pozi Screws" and some ordinary "smooth" wall plugs (red 6mm). can i use these? or would they be unsuitable for the block?
if not what would be suitable please?
thank you.


couple of pics if this helps those who know this sort of thing:

wall:
https://imgur.com/zSxORh4

old attachment location, with successful and unsuccessful holes:
https://imgur.com/02ZLnW6

wall, next door has done the same but with a 'frame'.
https://imgur.com/sSvKUGv

flashg67

Sound like thermalite bricks - I have these and they can be a bit of a pain - the smooth plugs don't always hold - there are special plugs I think?

chezybezy

flashg67 wrote: »

Sound like thermalite bricks - I have these and they can be a bit of a pain - the smooth plugs don't always hold - there are special plugs I think?

thank you very much,

is there a way to know if it is thermalite bricks? or would this not matter if i found something recommend for them and the wall is something else? any suggestions on size / length of screw / plugs for my idea?