Lady Butterfly @lazysoci.al to Dad for a Minute@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoDad I need to buy a hammer and nails what type do I need to get?message-squaremessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up18arrow-down1message-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 · 4 months agomessage-square12fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarejla@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months 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-up0·4 months agoYes they’ve just been replastered, I’m English. Is plaster nailing hard?
minus-squaredeadbeef79000@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months 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.
minus-squareLady Butterfly @lazysoci.alOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoGood idea thanks dad
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