screwing into aluminum channel
On 11/29/2011 7:56 AM, Graven Water wrote:
Can you screw into aluminum that is 1/8" thick? I know you can screw into sheet metal, but I wonder if 1/8" thick aluminum would just strip screws. I found some aluminum channel online that is 1.5" deep and 1.5" wide, with 1/8" thick metal, online and I'm wondering if this would work as channel to attach drywall to. .... Of course they make screws that will work... http://www.fastenal.com/web/products/detail.ex?sku=0148432 These are steel; I'm sure w/ searching one could even find Al (assuming willing to pay the price, of course). _BUT_, having read your follow-up responses, as others have said you're attacking the wrong problem. First fix the water problem, _then_ use conventional framing techniques whether wood or metal won't really matter. Trying this as a way to "engineer" around the problem is bound to fail and be nothing but grief and expense down the road not to mention possible health issues owing to mold/mildew that _will_ be a problem w/o the moisture problem being resolved. -- -- |
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