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Screwing into laminate floor
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Screwing into laminate floor
I want to fix a pole to a laminate floor, to support the middle of a workbench. I've got the small circular collar that has 3 screw holes.
What's the best way to do it? Should I make a small hole with a drill first? I know how tough laminate is and I don't want to ruin it.
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What's the best way to do it? Should I make a small hole with a drill first? I know how tough laminate is and I don't want to ruin it.
Thanks
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9mm of chipboard isnt a lot to grip also your likley to shatter the flooring if you hammer on your workbenck because your tube will act like a drill
i personaly would get a bit of wood 95mm square by 20mm thick drill 9mm deep hole and affix with double sided tape to the floor
possibly with a coin in the bottom of the hole to spread the load from the end off the tube accross the wood
i personaly would get a bit of wood 95mm square by 20mm thick drill 9mm deep hole and affix with double sided tape to the floor
possibly with a coin in the bottom of the hole to spread the load from the end off the tube accross the wood
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my only concern about that is the tube cutting into the main floorMarc wrote:A neater looking solution is to drill out the laminate with a flat/forstner bit the size of your tube (25mm usually or 19mm) and drop the tube in and screw the collar down with pilot holes in the laminate.
the idea of a block was if it needs replaced a good sharp sideways tap with a hammer will release it and renew with a new block!!!
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You could use an additonal brace for the pole and the back wall to provide extra regidity and avoid screwing into the floor at all
I have a IKEA wardrobe system called Stolmen which is basically scaffolding poles and have about 9 of these poles just resting on the laminate flooring in the room without even screwing into the flooring and they are fine.
I have a IKEA wardrobe system called Stolmen which is basically scaffolding poles and have about 9 of these poles just resting on the laminate flooring in the room without even screwing into the flooring and they are fine.
I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, "Where's the self-help section?"
She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
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