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| How to
fasten our products to your walls. |
| Most electrical outlets and switches
conform to standard construction measurements, so our electrical
cover plates come with screws designed specifically for the purpose. |
| Our towel bars, paper holders, coat
hooks and key/accessory holders do not come with screws because
there are so many different wall types, and no single fastening
method will work for all types of walls. |
| Here are some general methods for
attaching our products to your walls. Click your wall type to see
how to fasten to your walls.
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Screw Head Types
Pan Head Screw
Philips (X-head) and Straight Slot
Round Head Screw
Philips (X-head) and Straight Slot
Flat Head - Wood Screw
Philips (X-head) and Straight Slot |
Plain Wood Walls
For solid wood walls, a simple screw will work.
Screws come in many types, and many people use what is called a
drywall screw or a wood screw. Drywall and Wood Screws come in a
flat head type and work well in solid wood. A 1" wood or drywall
screw will work nicely. Drywall screws are usually black in color
and they blend nicely with our wrinkle black painted products.
Antique brass wood screws blend nicely with our rust painted
products. Because the head is tapered, they do not fit totally flush
with the metal, but you could chamfer the hole if you prefer a flush
fit.
Another option would be to use sheet metal
screws. Sheet metal screws come in Round Head and Pan Head types
which will fit flush against the metal. They can be purchased with a
sharp point and course threads which work almost the same as a wood
screw. Sheet metal screws are usually zinc coated to prevent rust,
but it is easy to stick them into a piece of Styrofoam and spray
paint the heads before installing them.
When putting a screw into a solid wood, it may be
necessary to drill a hole a bit smaller than the screw size. This
will make putting the screw in relatively easy.
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Drywall and Plaster With Studs.
If you are lucky enough to have the holes in your
product land precisely over the wooden studs in your walls, mounting
the products is simply a matter of screwing them to the wall as if
the wall is a solid wood wall. You will need to
use longer screws to reach through the drywall and into the wood.
Usually, a 2" or 2-1/2" long screw will work.
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Drywall and Plaster Without
Studs.
Usually the holes never end up over a stud, so a
different method of mounting is necessary to handle the weight that
might be applied to the item and keep it from pulling off of the
wall.
There are many different mounting systems for
drywall and plaster. Two of the more common are a toggle bolt system
and a molly bolt system. Both are available at most any hardware
store.
Most of the screws are usually zinc coated to
prevent rust, but it is easy to stick them into a piece of Styrofoam
and spray paint the heads before installing them.
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Concrete and Block Walls
Fastening to a concrete wall or cinder block wall
is a bit more difficult, but is still rather easy.
One common method is to use a fiber or plastic
insert and sheet metal screw. These are widely available at most all
hardware stores.
Basically, you will need a carbide tipped masonry
drill bit to drill a hole in the concrete. The plastic insert is
pressed into the hole, and when the screw is driven into the insert,
the insert expands inside the concrete hole, and holds tightly to
it.
Because the screws are basically sheet metal
screws, they are usually zinc coated to prevent rust, but it is easy
to stick them into a piece of Styrofoam and spray paint the heads
before installing them.
There are also screws designed specifically for
fastening things to concrete, and all that is necessary to use them
is a carbide tipped masonry drill bit. The screws are hardened and
cut threads in the concrete as they are being installed. They are a
rather easy way to fasten to concrete, but a nice head design is not
always available at the local hardware store.
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