screws

I'm weighing up a few options on fixings but any advice please on the following queries regarding a raised deck (about 900mm up) using 47 x 150 joists (2.5m long) and ledger (4.8m long) with posts at 1.3m: 1 How to attach the rim joists to the ends of the ledger board as I can't source...

wooden door, approx. 14 years old. The door won't fasten to the hinges. I've tried putting polyfilla to fill the holes where the screws go (but seems a bit of a bottomless pit) and I've tried packing the screw holes with cocktail sticks , to get a bit more purchase for the screws. It's worked...

I am in the middle of building a wine rack in between my kitchen cupboard and the wall. As the wall was really uneven I added a sheet of plasterboard and filled the gap between the plasterboard and the wall with Soudal expanding foam - this way the space for the shelves was all the same width so...

Hi, I really need to remove 4 screws from my piano so it can be dismantled, can someone please help. I'm desperate. To confirm the screws have unscrewed with a screwdriver, the heads are not stripped in any way at all, it's loose and ready to come out, but it won't actually extract from the...

Hi, I'm building 1.5m high picket fence in my backyard. For the rails I'm using some 1 3/4" x 3" treated timber. These slot into concrete posts. For the pales I've salvaged some 1" x 1 1/2" roofing battens from a skip (I think they are roofing battens) Should I use nails or screws to fasten...

I need replacement screws for my shower screen. How do I go about buying new ones? Our shower screen is one of those ones that slides in and out. But the sliding track mechanism has become rough and difficult to slide. I would like to remove the doors so that i can give it a good clean. But the...

I was rather puzzled when I received my wall mounted bike lock with 4 anchor bolts that have key rings around the sleeve part. what am I supposed to do with them leave then on or take them off? how will the sleeve open inside the wall if there is a keyring around it? many hardware stores eg...

I have only recently bought a replacement vent for my baby's bedroom. The house is mid 1950s built and in the box room there is a vent already screwed into the wall. Its the only vent in the house. When I bought the replacement vent I discovered there are no screw holes? I have tried to contact...

Hello I am planning to install some base units, worktop and wall units onto an empty wall in the kitchen and needed some advice in regards to that. Pls help us out a bit..!! 1) I have ordered rigid units from a company called larks and larks...any feedback on them?? 2) The wall which will...

I have built rather a splendid and complex grid of timbers to support my very slightly elevated deck of around 60 sq meters. I take delivery of the deck boards this week. Issue: I know I'm going to make adjustments around a number of 45 degree angles (for instance around the conservatory) and...

I am looking for terminal screws for MK logic plus double switched wall sockets. Had a fairly extensive look online and cannot find them. Have even phoned MK and they say they are not available. They are a screw; of course they are available. Screw measures approx m4.5 and is 9mm long. Anyone...

I recently moved into a flat with a wall-mounted TV which I'm now spending half my time worrying about. As you can see from the pictures the top two screws are jutting out, I'm not sure how far back they go and if this was intended to have the TV at a slight viewing angle? I basically want...

I have a LILLÅNGEN cabinet from Ikea that need to go up in my bathroom, and its size is: 60x21x64 (17.5kg) - IKEA Large Cabinet It needs to be hung from two screws, one each in two top corners. I live in a new build. One of the walls I want to hang these cabinet on is a dot'n'dab and second...

Hi I'm fitting some shelves into a front room alcove and used slotted domed brass screws to fix wooden battens onto the wall in order to create a 'retro' look for decorative effect. I'd like to use the same sort of screw to fix the shelves down onto the battens in order to match, but I'd like a...

Removed old skirting to decorate a number of rooms. The plaster got damaged quite badly, so no way I can glue the new skirting in place. Not to mention the fact that it is an old house and there doesn't seem to be a 90 degree corner or straight wall. I've been putting this job off for 5 months...