hi all, joiner coming on friday to fit replacement doors, i have bought the doors, can you recommend a hinge and screws from the screwfix catalogue and chrome screws and hinges. the doors are a mix of solid, premdoors and jb kind 4 panel half glazed. all in standard metric of 2040 * 726 * 40mm what size are no7 screws,
I reckon you want these http://www.screwfix.com/prods/18220/Ironmongery/Hinges/Brass-Butts/Brass-Butts/Double-Steel-Washer-Polished-Brass-76-x-51mm-1Pr 2 per door then you'll need a box of 1 1/4" No7 screws. Personally I prefer pozidrive but ordinary flathead screws would do.
"what size are no7 screws, " not exact but near enough no4=3mm no6=3.5mm no7=4mm no8=4.5mm no10=5mm no12=6mm incidently no7s are a popular size for door and window furniture big all
hi chippie, could you recommend a type of screw out of the catalogue? do you think its better to get decent hinges, i was going to get some Grade 11 Ball Bearing Hinge Polished Chrome 102 x 76mm Pack of 3.at approx £6 for 3 the existing ones are in brass and are quite thick - approx 3mm
The old screw sizes are sort of measured in 32nds of an inch. A size 7 screw will measure 9/32" across the head. A size eight will measure 10/32" across the head. If you haven't worked it out yet they are always 2 less in size than what they measure in 32nds of an inch. Hope your old frames are metric height to match the new doors.
I didn't know they did odd sized screws Obviously Chippie244 does not mean you are a carpenter then mate. What does it stand for? !
No!! What does Chippie244 stand for, cos he obviously isn't a Carpenter. (I'm still learning the tech stuff!).
You don't realy NEED the ball bearing hinges but there's no harm fitting them. I don't like chromed screws as they are soft and also I don't think SF sell them but as said 1 1/4" 7's or 8's in quicksilver pozi's. IWS, if you're going to try to have a go at me learn to write English first you useless ****.
I've always used No.7 screws, never really understood why they were used, must be the only odd numbered screw size in use. Probably blame the Victorians
The screw head diameter is determined by the hinges you get (usualy it will be no7 with 3" hinges)I would only use 1" screws as the frame thicknes you are screwing into is usualy only about 3/4" or 7/8" and any extra length of screw will only stick out of the back of the door caseing. In fact in the old days when screws had a plain shank it was a disadvantage to use long screws as only the shank would be in the frame and the screwed part of the screw would be sticking into thin air.
The screw heads need to fit flush with the hinge, otherwise they will meet and hold the door apart. One inch is good enough on a new door and frame. I use 4 inch steel butt hinges for general purpose interior usage. Fire doors need fire door hinges. Don't use the hinge and screws which come in cheap packages.
That's right I often find doors which have had cheap hinges and screws fitted to them. usually the screw burrs and can't be driven in fully, then the hinge bends and so on. Avoid cheap cellophane packets like the plague. Even some decent hinges are sold with weak screws.