I'd agree with your guess. Just make sure to use at least a #8 or 10 screw and it will hold up almost anything. ----- Original Message ----- From: Dan Rossi To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 4:53 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] studs
You might wish to use screws instead of nails. A bit better holding power. Drywall is rarely more than what, half an inch or 5/8? If you have lath and plaster it could be a bit thicker. In some cases, someone may have thrown drywall up over another layer of messed up drywall or old plaster. In any case, you are going into studs that are probably 3.5 inches, and you want to be in there pretty good to hold up a cabinet, so I would say that 2.5 inch screws will get you there and back. If you are going through a nailing strip inside the cabinet, you might need to add an extra half to the length of the screw. Now, take this with a grain of salt since I've never put up a cabinet. I've just got some time on my hands at the moment and thought I'd respond. There are others with more experience, who's advice you should probably trust more. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: (412) 268-9081 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
