The only other idea that comes to mind would be to drill a couple holes through the back of the box and through the drywall. Then insert a couple of those expanding plugs in the drywall and drive screws through the back of the box into the plugs. It might offer a more dependable connection than the caulk.
----- Original Message ----- From: William Stephan To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 7:15 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Bluing question Bob: There's a springloaded sort of trapdoor where the mail person's supposed to stick the mail, then a more or less vertical metal schute with a sloping bottom. At the end of this schute, inside the house, is a frame, with a door you lift to remove mail from the bottom of the schute. This wooden frame is the piece that's coming unattached from the wall, which I guess probably is drywall. I might I guess be able to use a little L bracket with a sheet metal screw in the metal part of the schute and a wood screw in the wooden frame, but I'm trying to keep this as simple as possible. Thanks. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bob Kennedy Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 17:41 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Bluing question You can't really glue to drywall. That's what it sounds like you want to do. Is the mail shoot one of those with a spring loaded flap that goes through a door and the mail ends up on the floor? Or is the shoot cut through the wall? I'm having a little trouble with the mental picture and it's hard to suggest anything until I'm clearer on that. ----- Original Message ----- From: William Stephan To: blindhandyman@ <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 6:31 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Bluing question We have an old sort of mail schute that ends in a wooden frame with a door you lift on hinges to extract the mail. I noticed today that the frame is sort of detaching itself from the plaster wall it's mounted on. It's not apparent to me how it was affixed in the first place, I can't find screws or other fasteners. I guess I can put some glu on it and hope for the best, though my gluing skills are pretty lacking as in I tend to use too much. What would be a good glu to use? I have the basic Elmers, and I believe some carpenter's glu as well along with construction adhesive. Thanks for any thoughts. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
