Installing screws to interior exterior wall

busted2341

Well-known member

• May 23, 2015

• #1

When screwing something to the wall, for example next to the front door, what is the distance or minimum size screw used. Is there about an inch between the wall and the outside walll? What size screw should I use so I don't put a hole throughthe side????

Her and her pictures!

 

jimtoo

Moderator

• May 23, 2015

• #2

Hi Frank and Dawn,

A lot of folks, including me, are using the Command Strips. We have several in ours on the walls and they work good. They also do not damage the wall if she wants to move something to a different location. Like where she told you in the first place.,, just second choice that you did not read her mind about.

Command Strips are available at almost all the stores, this just happen to be easy to find.

Jim M

 

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MCTalley

Well-known member

• May 24, 2015

• #3

x2 on the Command Strips. Buy an industrial sized box (we found Target carries a pretty good sized box of them for a reasonable price).

I would venture to guess we've got probably 100+ Command Strips holding things onto our walls.

 

busted2341

Well-known member

• May 24, 2015

• #4

Thanx.....Been married 30 years and for some reason I still can't read her mind like I am supposed to.....Her: "put it right here. Me: "hey Honey it looks great there. Her: "ok put it there" the next day. Her: "looks stupid there you should have told me" Me: I know I was wrong should have said something" I'll move it!

 

Kbvols

Well-known member

• May 24, 2015

• #5

busted2341 said:

Thanx.....Been married 30 years and for some reason I still can't read her mind like I am supposed to.....Her: "put it right here. Me: "hey Honey it looks great there. Her: "ok put it there" the next day. Her: "looks stupid there you should have told me" Me: I know I was wrong should have said something" I'll move it!

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Lol.. Sounds familiar...


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Bob&Patty

Founders of SoCal Chapter

• May 25, 2015

• #6

Hang the stuff yourself dear....then run.

 

murry135

New York Chapter Leaders - retired

• May 25, 2015

• #7

Yes Dear!

 

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bsuds

Well-known member

• May 26, 2015

• #8

We use the command strips as well.

I married Mrs Right, just didn't realize her first name was Always!

 

JohnD

Moved on to the next thing...

• May 26, 2015

• #9

bsuds said:

We use the command strips as well.

I married Mrs Right, just didn't realize her first name was Always!

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Pretty funny stuff!

Whenever Cathy tells me I'm right (which is not very often) I mark it on the calander as that makes that date a National Holiday!

We also had the Command hooks all over our Trail Runner . . . but just took them all down the other day as we traded it in for our new Prowler, which we pick up this Friday!

Where I'll place many more Command hooks throughout . . .

 

busted2341

Well-known member

• May 27, 2015

• #10

lmao.....funny stuff.....Love it.....By the way, that picture of the kids has been moved 3 x since I started this......."yes dear Miss Always Right!" Thanx all

 

billyjoeraybob

South Carolina Chapter Leaders-Retired

• May 27, 2015

• #11

If it is something that you want to stay permanently, I have used aluminum rivets with great success.

 

busted2341

Well-known member

• May 29, 2015

• #12

...with my wife...forever hanging something....lol...Great idea and for me makes sense but I don't think sense works here! I think she goes to sleep thinking how she can moves things so I can stay busy during the day.....lol....Is this unusual in my case? I wonder out there guys?????