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Hi folks, I'm building a little lean-to bike shed in the garden. All gone well, now just building the ledge-and-brace doors.

I was planning to use my brad nailer to fix the T&G door to the ledges etc., but with 15mm doors and 18mm ledges, a 32mm brad will poke through the back as soon as the brad goes beneath the surface. I can't get brads shorter than 32mm for my nailer.

So I thought I'd use ring shank nails, which I can get at 25mm. However, these are bright not galvanised, and I can't seem to find galvanised rink shanks anywhere.

So my question is: Have I just got the wrong idea altogether? What should I be using to fix door to ledge? Stainless? Something I can pick up from Screwfix or Toolstation would be ideal.

Cheers
J
 
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How about screws from the back, Jim?
In the days of yore, brad nails were often hammered through the front, and clinched over at the back.....when timber was proper stuff, of course!
John :)
 
How about screws from the back, Jim?
In the days of yore, brad nails were often hammered through the front, and clinched over at the back.....when timber was proper stuff, of course!
John :)

That did occur to me (and it would be neater and easier, if a little slower), it just seems wrong to be screwing through the thicker piece, into the thinner!
 
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Yes, I know exactly what you mean!
I'd be inclined to glue and screw the braces to the back of the door and maybe add a diagonal....the 15mm stuff may cup a little in the wet.
John :)
 

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