Life is Better When You Choose the Correct Screw
CHOOSING THE CORRECT SCREW IS CRUCIAL
1. Help tip number one is simple but the most effective, think about the thickness of the materials.
About two-thirds of the screw should go into the second pieceof the materials being used, but the screw should not extend through the other side
2. If you are fixing two different materials is. Use lag screws, which are heavy-duty wood screws, for wood-metal fastening.
3. The best advice is usually simplicity itself, Use wood screws to hold wood.
4. Drive a sheet metal screw into thin metals after making a pilot hole, this hole is crucial. These screws have threads that cut the hole and are made to fasten metal to metal.
5. Attach a table leg to a table with a dowel screw, which is threaded on both ends.
6. Put up drywall with a wallboard or drywall screws. These are long and very hard.
7. Hold particleboard together with particleboard screws. These have wide, sharp threads.
8. Look for utility screws for appliances and general around-the-house use.
9. Find one-way screws for places that need to be permanently secure. These screws are very difficult to unscrew.
10. Countersink flathead screws.
11. Leave the tops of roundhead wood screws exposed. They are used for attaching thin wood pieces or metal to thicker pieces of wood.
12. Select galvanized screws if they will be exposed to moisture. Galvanizing prevents rust.
13. Always use washers with screws in fiberglass.
So many people just use whats available in there toolboxes with no thoiught to the consequences. Not only could you do more harm than good you could cost yourself a ton of money for not choosing wiseley.
If you are not sure then ask someone at your local diy shop or online at the many DIY help sites.
Always fix things with the correct fixing or beware that shelf just might give you a headache in more ways than one.
This article was written by David Smith who runs http://www.bargainscrews.com a site dedicated to giving the best value for money on fixings and fastenings. The site has lots of practical tips and links to help sites to help you with your home DIY projects.
