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Fastening things to metal or fiberglass doors
I have 2 new exterior doors, one is metal and the other is fiberglass.
I need to attach some things to them. I need to put curtains on one and a door stop on the other. Are there any special problems with doing that? My first thought of course just to drill pilot holes and put in screws. Would that work ok? Bill |
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Sounds reasonable, to me.
Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Bill Gill" wrote in message ... I have 2 new exterior doors, one is metal and the other is fiberglass. I need to attach some things to them. I need to put curtains on one and a door stop on the other. Are there any special problems with doing that? My first thought of course just to drill pilot holes and put in screws. Would that work ok? Bill |
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Fastening things to metal or fiberglass doors
Bill Gill wrote in :
I have 2 new exterior doors, one is metal and the other is fiberglass. I need to attach some things to them. I need to put curtains on one and a door stop on the other. Are there any special problems with doing that? My first thought of course just to drill pilot holes and put in screws. Would that work ok? Depends on which is which... If the door stop is going on the fiberglass door, you'd better make sure there's some reinforcement (such as a wooden core) where you attach the stop, otherwise, I think every time the door stop hits the wall, it's going to crack the fiberglass a little bit until eventually a big chunk of it breaks out. And if the curtains are going on the steel door, consider laying the curtain rod across hooks with magnetic bases. Assuming you mean light-weight sheers, that is, not heavy drapes. |
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Bill Gill wrote:
I have 2 new exterior doors, one is metal and the other is fiberglass. I need to attach some things to them. I need to put curtains on one and a door stop on the other. Are there any special problems with doing that? My first thought of course just to drill pilot holes and put in screws. Would that work ok? Maybe. Rivets would probably be better. Rivets with threaded interior would make what you are putting on easily removeable. -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico |
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Fastening things to metal or fiberglass doors
On 4/12/2012 8:12 AM, Bill Gill wrote:
I have 2 new exterior doors, one is metal and the other is fiberglass. I need to attach some things to them. I need to put curtains on one and a door stop on the other. Are there any special problems with doing that? My first thought of course just to drill pilot holes and put in screws. Would that work ok? Bill Are you talking about a commercial 18 gauge metal door or one of the residential "shells"? 18 gauge will hold self drilling screws just fine. I think I would consider RivNuts, NutSerts or equal for a typical light weight configuration. Pop Rivets will be Ok, but marginal. Screws out mid span without something inside will be iffy at best. Commercial work would use Sex bolts like this: http://www.boltdepot.com/Sex_bolts_a...ng_screws.aspx -- ___________________________________ Keep the whole world singing . . . Dan G remove the seven |
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On 4/12/2012 6:14 PM, DanG wrote:
On 4/12/2012 8:12 AM, Bill Gill wrote: I have 2 new exterior doors, one is metal and the other is fiberglass. I need to attach some things to them. I need to put curtains on one and a door stop on the other. Are there any special problems with doing that? My first thought of course just to drill pilot holes and put in screws. Would that work ok? Bill Are you talking about a commercial 18 gauge metal door or one of the residential "shells"? 18 gauge will hold self drilling screws just fine. I think I would consider RivNuts, NutSerts or equal for a typical light weight configuration. Pop Rivets will be Ok, but marginal. Screws out mid span without something inside will be iffy at best. Commercial work would use Sex bolts like this: http://www.boltdepot.com/Sex_bolts_a...ng_screws.aspx I was kind of wondering about that. I finally found information on the door and the shell is .0219" iron. About 25 gauge. That is pretty thin, and there will be little structural strength. The core is foam. It makes a nicely insulated door, but I'm kind of worried about trying to screw anything to it. And there don't seem to be any internal structural parts, so there isn't any place that would provide the support needed. The other door is fiberglass, and I assume that the fiberglass isn't much thinker than the metal. So I am even wondering about how to mount the curtains. In that case there may be something around the window, but I'm not sure. I may try with a stud sensor and see if I can come up with anything. It might catch a change in density. Bill |
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Bill Gill wrote:
snip I was kind of wondering about that. I finally found information on the door and the shell is .0219" iron. About 25 gauge. That is pretty thin, and there will be little structural strength. The core is foam. It makes a nicely insulated door, but I'm kind of worried about trying to screw anything to it. And there don't seem to be any internal structural parts, so there isn't any place that would provide the support needed. The other door is fiberglass, and I assume that the fiberglass isn't much thinker than the metal. So I am even wondering about how to mount the curtains. In that case there may be something around the window, but I'm not sure. I may try with a stud sensor and see if I can come up with anything. It might catch a change in density. Bill For the metal door, you might try some rare earth magnets. I am using some to hold a handle on a heavy steel door and they are doing a pretty good job if you don't try and open the door too quick. -- Jim Rusling More or Less Retired Mustang, OK www.rusling.org |
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Fastening things to metal or fiberglass doors
On 4/12/2012 8:12 AM, Bill Gill wrote:
I have 2 new exterior doors, one is metal and the other is fiberglass. I need to attach some things to them. I need to put curtains on one and a door stop on the other. Are there any special problems with doing that? My first thought of course just to drill pilot holes and put in screws. Would that work ok? Bill Ok, after the answers I got here and doing some research I have decided that I shouldn't try very hard to attach anything to my new doors using screws. I found that the fiberglass door has a frame around the outside and nothing much else to provide a structure to fasten into. The window in that door is fairly wide, so I will use a longer curtain rod and fasten the supports to the frame near the edges. That isn't exactly the way I would like to do it, but it will work. And for the metal door in the kitchen. I will have to find a magnet to use as a hanger for the framed poster that I want to hang on it. Does anybody know where I can get a longish (probably 6 inches to a foot) flat magnet to put on the back of the poster frame? And for a door stop I can just hang a soft rope on the wall and when I want to stop the door from blowing shut I can pull it around the edge of the door and hook it over the handle. But I don't want to try screwing anything into the field of either door. Bill |
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Fastening things to metal or fiberglass doors
Bill Gill wrote:
On 4/12/2012 8:12 AM, Bill Gill wrote: I have 2 new exterior doors, one is metal and the other is fiberglass. I need to attach some things to them. I need to put curtains on one and a door stop on the other. Are there any special problems with doing that? My first thought of course just to drill pilot holes and put in screws. Would that work ok? Bill Ok, after the answers I got here and doing some research I have decided that I shouldn't try very hard to attach anything to my new doors using screws. I found that the fiberglass door has a frame around the outside and nothing much else to provide a structure to fasten into. The window in that door is fairly wide, so I will use a longer curtain rod and fasten the supports to the frame near the edges. That isn't exactly the way I would like to do it, but it will work. And for the metal door in the kitchen. I will have to find a magnet to use as a hanger for the framed poster that I want to hang on it. Does anybody know where I can get a longish (probably 6 inches to a foot) flat magnet to put on the back of the poster frame? And for a door stop I can just hang a soft rope on the wall and when I want to stop the door from blowing shut I can pull it around the edge of the door and hook it over the handle. But I don't want to try screwing anything into the field of either door. Bill Go to amazon.com and search for rare earth magnets. You may have to use multiple round magnets. This is what I used to attach a handle to a heavy steel door. This company make a lot of different sizes. -- Jim Rusling More or Less Retired Mustang, OK www.rusling.org |
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In article , Bill Gill wrote:
On 4/12/2012 8:12 AM, Bill Gill wrote: re Door Stop Probably the 10th time I've posted this info from long ago, and no responses, so I guess they aren't made any more. When I was a kid (1950's), we had a screen door that pulled shut via a long spring. BANG! To keep the bang from happening, we had a rubber ball, maybe 3/4ths inch diameter, hanging 1.5 inches or so down, at the slamming edge of the door. Open the door, walk through, and let loose, and the centrifigal (sp?) force flung (word?) the ball outward enough to be between the door and the frame, and so the door bounced, the ball returned to hanging straight down, and this time the door closed. Hain't seen one since forever. Anyone know if they still make them? David |
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Door Balls [was; Fastening things to metal or fiberglass doors]
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Jim Elbrecht wrote: .... Well, you're way smarter than I am. "doorball" or "door ball", to google for. Don't know why, but I would have never thought of that. THANKS! David |
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Re Fastening things to Metal Doors
replying to David Combs , Jean Walsh wrote:
dkcombs wrote\: In article , ... Well, you're way smarter than I am. "doorball" or "door ball", to google for. Don't know why, but I would have never thought of that. THANKS! David There are curtain rods you can put on metal doors that will hold curtains if that is what you are looking for They have magnets in the ends so no screws are required, they just attach themselves to the door where you put them. I bought some at JCPenney and there may be other stores that carry them. I don't know how to fasten curtains to Fiberglass doors, but I would like to know. Jean -- |
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Fastening things to metal or fiberglass doors
replying to Bill Gill, Mary Berry wrote:
You can place a 3M hook on the inside of the door upside down. Then attach a ribbon to it and drape it over the top of the door loop through your Wreath and then tie ribbon together. -- for full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/mainte...rs-692606-.htm |
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replying to Mary Berry, Oscar the Grouch wrote:
Thats actually a brilliant idea! Quick, easy, fairly reliable, doesnt mar the door, and is easily removed. Brilliant! -- for full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/mainte...rs-692606-.htm |
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