Lady Butterfly @lazysoci.al to Dad for a Minute@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 days agoDad I need to buy a hammer and nails what type do I need to get?message-squaremessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up135file-text
arrow-up135message-squareDad I need to buy a hammer and nails what type do I need to get?Lady Butterfly @lazysoci.al to Dad for a Minute@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 days agomessage-square27fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarejla@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·22 days agoA4 and A5 says Europe to me. Are your walls drywall/gypsum board or are they something like lathe and plaster? Nailing into plaster can be unpleasant. Adhesive hooks might be better there.
minus-squareLady Butterfly @lazysoci.alOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·22 days agoYes they’ve just been replastered, I’m English. Is plaster nailing hard?
minus-squaredeadbeef79000@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoIf it’s just plaster, like a thing layer over brick, then there’s nothing to drive the nail into. It’s like trying to hammer into a concrete footpath. Sounds like you’re a good candidate for the 3M sticky hooks.
A4 and A5 says Europe to me. Are your walls drywall/gypsum board or are they something like lathe and plaster? Nailing into plaster can be unpleasant. Adhesive hooks might be better there.
Yes they’ve just been replastered, I’m English. Is plaster nailing hard?
If it’s just plaster, like a thing layer over brick, then there’s nothing to drive the nail into. It’s like trying to hammer into a concrete footpath.
Sounds like you’re a good candidate for the 3M sticky hooks.
Good idea thanks dad