fixings

Hi, I have lifted the 1930's pine floorboards from my house. I plan to insulate underneath them and then re-lay and sand. Should I: 1. Glue and nail them down 2. Just nail them down 3. Screw and glue 4. Just screw Worried about squeeky floor boards. Any advice would be great. Thanks.

I bought some self drilling screws such as these today to provide two screws to hang a fairly heavy mirror onto a plasterboard wall (roughly 10mm thick). I have used this approach previously for a heavy bathroom cabinet into plasterboard with good results. This time I started to turn the self...

Hi, I'm currently changing an old post and the fixings that were on the wood are in between the bricks and I'm struggling to get them out. I've knocked them to the sides and they move when hit but don't seem to be loosening. Ive picked away at the mortar either side and still no luck. Any...

Hi all, Sorry if this is in the wrong forum section - let me know if I should post elsewhere! Currently fitting a new IKEA kitchen, they come with the metal rails, which you fix to the wall and "hang" the cabinets onto...

Your thoughts please Provided suitable packing and longer fixings are used, will fixings on the ridges of box profile sheet (instead of the recommended valleys) cause problems ? Reason for asking – I want a detached garage roof slope to be less than the recommended minimum for box profile...

I have this kind of anchors (plugs): rawlplug uno https://www.rawlplug.co.uk/product/uno-universal-plug/ The sizes of screw it accepts are clear; however, there is a lot more to screws besides sizes. Despite googling hard, I couldn't understand what type of screws they should go with: wood...

Evening, I've got a dot and dabbed wall (12.5mm plaster) which has been tiled (200x100 metro's). I need to fix a towel rail (1350x450) to the wall. Worried about weight tbh, how should I go about it? Cheers.

Hi there. I am building a treehouse. It will be fixed to two joists that will sit either side of a tree. I plan to tighten the two joists toward each other, either side of the tree, but am unsure what bolts / fixings are best to use. The tree is at least 450mm / 18 inches wide, then each joist...

Hi, We recently bought a 9ft kids slide from a well known catalogue/store retailer to be used in our garden. The instructions advise to dig two 35 x 35cm holes, fill them with concrete and fix the slide to them with plugs and screws. An alternative slide which was 10ft from another well known...

Hi, I need to re screw the toilet cistern to a wall. However the holes are too big now and the plaster around them isn't great. How do I re screw the cistern back? The other problem is screwing in the cold water pipe back to the bottem entry float valve. I can't seem to re-align cistern...

We've bought this Ikea floating vanity unit and basin: https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/washstands-taps/wash-stands/godmorgon-tolken-t%C3%B6rnviken-wsh-stnd-w-countrtop-45x45-wsh-bsn-white-spr-09187852/ The entire load (unit, worktop and basin) will be just over 50KG and thats without any...

I need to hang up some pictures on a plasterboard wall so I bought some self drilling plasterboard fixings. I didn't know if I needed the plastic sort or metal, so I bought a tub with both of them. I hope these are the right fixings for the job - please let me know if you think otherwise. But...

I'd be interested in some kind of expanding or other fitting, suitable for high temperatures, with access only from inside the oven. The two lower screw receptacles holding in place the fan cover (baffle plate) on my ZOB230 fitted oven have corroded. This is on the rear panel, which appears to...

Hi there, I'm in the process of fitting an ikea kitchen (we've had all our services modified to accomedate ikeas lake of service void) and am about to start fitting the rail systems. In the instructions it states that you shouldn't use counter sunk screws, and instead use either pan or flanged...

What would be the best way to fix a piece of 4x2 to the top of a steel ridge beam? The 4x2 would be used to fix the rafters to to create a vaulted ceiling.

Got a tarty glass shelf thing to put up in the bathroom. Lath and plaster wall (clad in that PVC stuff), I've only got 1 joist in a position to do anything useful. So, what do people reckon is the best option (Apart from putting a noggin in) Expanding metal things (like these...

Hi all, I am now having a BIG PROBLEM with the nails! They are going in to the boards nicely but are spiting the joists. Not sure it it is safe to continue as I don't want to weaken the whole floor. Should I pilot hole? I already tried with a 3mm bit and it still split. Perhaps I should...

Hi Guys, I have a problem! I am making a floor with reclaimed scaff boards into 2x5 joists. I love the look and apparent superior grip of cut brad nails but can only find them in 65mm. That would be perfect for normal floors but as the scaff boards are 35mm (after sanding), I am concerned that...

Hello, I am looking to add a thread to a wooden beam. This beam runs parallel along my floor and I would like to add the thread so that I can screw in and out certain components. Does anyone know what the best kind of thing to use would be? I believe something Metal would be what im looking...

I'm wanting to put up something on an old garden wall which is now part of a conservatory. The wall is made up of primarily of flints on the outside and rubble behind. The wall has recently been repointed so (a) it looks nice (b) is sound. There'll be a backing board of thick marine ply (about...