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By *oodmess OP Man
over a year ago
yumsville |
Can anybody tell me how you screw top hung vertical blinds into a steel rsj? They are to cover bi fold doors.
Would self taping screws do the job or would you have to drill first or potentially add a batten?
Its either £200+ with fitting or an easy £90 for the blinds alone.
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You'll need to drill into the RSJ first. They are normaly just mild steel, so a standard HSS drill bit will do it.
Is the steelwork cladded in or can you get to it? If you can get to it, just drill through and put a nut and bolt in.
If it's cladded you will need to tap the hole and then screw a bolt into it. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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When it comes to screwing the wife prefers well hung but wouldnt pay £200 even if he was blind, i think the £90 is better but seems a lot if ive got to do it myself |
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If you can see the steel, ie, you can touch it freely, just drill a 6mm dia hole through it with a good HSS drill bit and use a 5mm dia nut and bolt. You won't be able to use self tappers on an I beam. |
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By *rT30Man
over a year ago
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"If you can see the steel, ie, you can touch it freely, just drill a 6mm dia hole through it with a good HSS drill bit and use a 5mm dia nut and bolt. You won't be able to use self tappers on an I beam."
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"Can anybody tell me how you screw top hung vertical blinds into a steel rsj? They are to cover bi fold doors.
Would self taping screws do the job or would you have to drill first or potentially add a batten?
Its either £200+ with fitting or an easy £90 for the blinds alone.
Thanks"
The only words I can make out are:-
Screw , Hung, Bi, Taping , Drill , fitting,
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By *ickndomCouple
over a year ago
Wimborne |
Is it an RSJ or a modern lintal (catnic) which is much easier to drill, the best idea is to do a small piolet hole and see how easy it is to drill, if its a catnic then you can use plasterboard screws, other wise i'd drill it over size and raw plug it
You could just stick it on with Sikaflex, just don't plan to remove them afterwards  |
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By *oodmess OP Man
over a year ago
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"Can anybody tell me how you screw top hung vertical blinds into a steel rsj? They are to cover bi fold doors.
Would self taping screws do the job or would you have to drill first or potentially add a batten?
Its either £200+ with fitting or an easy £90 for the blinds alone.
Thanks
The only words I can make out are:-
Screw , Hung, Bi, Taping , Drill , fitting,
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I couldn't pass myself off as a handyman very easily lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"If you can see the steel, ie, you can touch it freely, just drill a 6mm dia hole through it with a good HSS drill bit and use a 5mm dia nut and bolt. You won't be able to use self tappers on an I beam."
Sounds like the house that jack built...
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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago
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The steel is in an exterior, load-bearing wall where a 7ft bi-fold has been fitted. The steel is already plastered and painted so there is no access to it for using a nut and bolt. The vertical blinds are to hang under the steel, into the recess. The question is how to do it. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The steel is in an exterior, load-bearing wall where a 7ft bi-fold has been fitted. The steel is already plastered and painted so there is no access to it for using a nut and bolt. The vertical blinds are to hang under the steel, into the recess. The question is how to do it."
Fix a piece of wood using no more nails paint it white and it will. Look good, if you have trouble getting it to stay up channel some plaster out the sides and then slip it in using filler to tidy up all the edges if you
Or use piece of wood the exact same size and paint or wallpaper over it looks like a wall then
Difficult to explain in words easier to do in practice
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