Help a novice with shelving an airing cupboard 
Help a novice with shelving an airing cupboard
I'm putting up shelves in what will be an airing cupboard. First time project!
I've fixed battens to the wall using rawlplugs and they seem solid enough.
I've now cut the battens to go between them, but have run into a problem.
I bought 4.0x40 mm Woodscrews - Double Countersunk. I drilled pilot holes in each end of the shelf battens, but am finding it difficult to screw them into the batten attached to the wall.
Is this because I am going against the grain and need a different screw - I...
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by petesdragonuk
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Help a novice with shelving an airing cupboard
I'm putting up shelves in what will be an airing cupboard. First time project!
I've fixed battens to the wall using rawlplugs and they seem solid enough.
I've now cut the battens to go between them, but have run into a problem.
I bought 4.0x40 mm Woodscrews - Double Countersunk. I drilled pilot holes in each end of the shelf battens, but am finding it difficult to screw them into the batten attached to the wall.
Is this because I am going against the grain and need a different screw - I...
Read more
by petesdragonuk
This has been automatically posted in the DIYNot Forum on DIY Talk. The new DIY Forum