Fastener advice?

[Sarah Jean]

Hi!

i'm looking for a novel fastener to help get a tin ceiling onto my wall. the studs are uneven and the pattern is, normal toggle bolts are ginormous holes and plastic molly bolts are fiddly and aesthetically problematic.

is there's a molly nail? where you hammer the nail in and it has a hinged barb that drops into place?

all the nails and screws are pulling out as the metal doesn't want to lay flat.

thoughts??

Hapto!

[Sparky Tarnowski]

I've used hammer in nylon anchors like this.

Predrill a 1/4 hole, insert anchor and give it a gentle hammer tap.

Here's an example:

https://www.amazon.com/Hard-Find-Fastener-014973285456-Piece-100/dp/B00L1IP1EA/ref=pd_di_sccai_1/133-7734575-2148010?pd_rd_w=ls4o4&pf_rd_p=c9443270-b914-4430-a90b-72e3e7e784e0&pf_rd_r=JN010R67YM5G3CZ0V9AT&pd_rd_r=58604b76-f3a9-4cb0-8f81-820b886c38f4&pd_rd_wg=ndS9s&pd_rd_i=B00L1IP1EA&psc=1

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[Tom Gralewicz]

How about gluing 1/4" plywood to the wall then use nails?

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[Markus Schneider]

I have some nylon pin drive anchors/rivets that expand with a nail. They work well for low to medium loads and are faster to set but hard to remove.

I can put a few in your area for you to try out.

The other option would be some specialty pop rivets that peel/ tri-lobe. Those are available with smaller heads than the nylon ones.

[Markus Schneider]

[Cp P]

There's always ways of  covering the nail heads. Buttons or metal casting can be added on to the nail heads.. This was often done for hanging pictures in the Victorian era where they would cover the nail or screw or something with a decorative metal or another material.

Other option is construction adhesive onto a piece of Masonite.

Using sandbags to weigh down the tin to the Masonite to provide distribution of weight. Without having to use clamps.

Then you can use the Masonite to provide anchors that can line up with the studs. 

You can also patch the holes in the tin with bomdo from the backside if you want smaller holes or hide existing holes. 

Another option is to put strips of wood lath across the wall and anchor them to the studs.

Then anchor the tin to the lath straps..

On Sat, Sep 4, 2021, 11:47 AM Sarah Jean <revers...@gmail.com> wrote: