Questions about using or selecting fasteners including nails, screws, and staples.
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What is the life expectancy of a ratchet strap?
During my house move I used ratchet straps to secure a book-shelf on a roof of my car. That was well secured and worked out perfect. But the second time I have tried using the same straps, they did ...
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What size screws and spacer should I use for installing shelves on tiles?
I need help confirming what size of screws, spacer and drillbit to use for installation of a shelf in my kitchen. Some specifics:
shelf is 200 x 30 x 1.8cm (spruce).
shelf brackets ask for 4mm ...
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Should I use nails or screws to refasten my subfloor to the joists?
My subfloor is squeaky, and there's a small window of opportunity I'll have to fasten it down before/during my carpet being replaced. I have available to me a nice corded drill, and an air-powered ...
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Securing furniture to prevent tipping due to earthquakes and babies
I'm a new resident in the Bay Area, and with small children in the house, I'm looking at our furniture with some unease.
What's the best and easiest way to secure and fasten tall bookshelves in case ...
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Best way to secure a cat enclosure to the ground?
I'd like to make a small outdoor cat enclosure for my cat. I shouldn't have any problems securing it on the tops and sides but i'm curious if anyone has suggestions for securing it to the ground? ...
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What kind of fastener should I use to hang things on cabinets?
I have cabinets that hang down in the middle of my kitchen, above the island, and would like to mount things on the back of them (it's a metal rod from Ikea from which I'm going to hang pots and pans, ...
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What's the best way to hang an unframed poster on a sloping wall without using something that will damage the poster?
What's the best way to hang unframed posters on a sloping wall without using tape or velcro or glue that would damage the poster? Thumb-tacks don't work too well because the poster ends up sagging ...
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Is it important to use special fasteners in treated wood for non-structural applications?
I'm getting ready to install under-floor insulation in my yurt platform. These are 2" x 4' x 8' foam panels under a 1 1/8" plywood floor, between 4" x 6" 0.40 ACQ pressure treated joists. The foam ...
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Attractively anchor a wire cable into drywall
I want to string a ‘high’ tension wire between two walls, for hanging light decorations on. The word ‘high’ is in quotes because it only needs to be tight enough to keep the wire looking level across ...
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Washer / spacer for round surface
I would like to bolt a bracket to a steel pipe (1.5 inch diameter), with the nut located inside the pipe. Since the application needs to support a considerable amount of weight, I need some kind of ...
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When would I use epoxy anchors?
Epoxy anchor is essentially a metal alloy rod set onto epoxy. A hole is drilled and cleaned, then epoxy is put into the hole and the rod is inserted into the hole and left until epoxy sets.
Using ...
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Installing railing pickets using dowel pins
I am building porch railing, and I'm considering using dowels to attach the pickets so that no nailing is required.
For 2x2 pickets:
What size dowel stock should I use?
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What kind of fastener should I use to attach a mounting bracket to metal studs?
I want to hang a 26 inch flat panel monitor on a wall that has metal studs. What kind of fastener should i use to attach the mounting bracket to the stud through drywall?
