Can you screw into exterior grade 18mm plywood?

[dog-man]

Having never worked with plywood, (Sheltered life) I need to ask if it
is possible to drive screws into exterior grade plywood 18mm thick?

I want to attach some battens to it, onto which will go pvc cladding.

Would I perhaps be better off nailing the battens onto the plywood?



Steve............

 

[Mike]

Oh yes screws be fine

Mike C

 

[dom]

Use Spax or similar - will go straight in with a powered
screwdriver/drill, no predrilling.

http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/cat.jsp?cId=A332523&ts=73548#

 

[meow2222]

Having never worked with plywood, (Sheltered life) I need to ask if it
is possible to drive screws into exterior grade plywood 18mm thick?

I want to attach some battens to it, onto which will go pvc cladding.

Would I perhaps be better off nailing the battens onto the plywood?

either predrill pilot hole or use thin screws. And be sure to use left
handed screws on ply.

NT

 

[Lobster]

And be sure to use left
handed screws on ply.

Go on then - I'll bite: what's that all about??

David

 

[Colin Wilson]

And be sure to use left handed screws on ply.

Eh ? (curious !)

 

[meow2222]

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Go on then - I'll bite: what's that all about??

David

heh, I didnt think any of us lot would bite. Poor man


NT

 

[Dave Fawthrop]

On 14 Aug 2006 09:52:58 -0700, (e-mail address removed) wrote:
|And be sure to use left
|handed screws on ply.

Ha! Ha!

 

[Guy King]

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Having never worked with plywood, (Sheltered life) I need to ask if it
is possible to drive screws into exterior grade plywood 18mm thick?

Yes - but screwing into the edge isn't good - it splits.

 

[Richard A Downing FBCS CITP]

either predrill pilot hole or use thin screws. And be sure to use left
handed screws on ply.

NT

No, no, no. Only ever use left handed screws into the right hand end
grain. If you use left handed screws into the left hand end grain the
glue goes west.

R.

 

[Shokka]

Having never worked with plywood, (Sheltered life) I need to ask if it
is possible to drive screws into exterior grade plywood 18mm thick?

I want to attach some battens to it, onto which will go pvc cladding.

Would I perhaps be better off nailing the battens onto the plywood?

Use screws..galvanised (Or similar) would be best as they are being
used outside.

shokka

 

[Shokka]

No, no, no. Only ever use left handed screws into the right hand end
grain. If you use left handed screws into the left hand end grain the
glue goes west.

Remember to use a magnetised screwdriver bit with the 'n' pole nearest
the screw ('s' pole if u r in the southern hemisphere.

shokka

 

[The Natural Philosopher]

Having never worked with plywood, (Sheltered life) I need to ask if it
is possible to drive screws into exterior grade plywood 18mm thick?

I want to attach some battens to it, onto which will go pvc cladding.

Would I perhaps be better off nailing the battens onto the plywood?

Either. Its bloody tough stuff.

Wore out three bits on my screwdriver ramming 3" screws THROUGH it
making a shower base..should have drilled pilot holes....

 

[The Natural Philosopher]

either predrill pilot hole or use thin screws. And be sure to use left
handed screws on ply.

What the **** for, you prat?

 

[The Natural Philosopher]

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Yes - but screwing into the edge isn't good - it splits.

Don't confuse the cat with facts.

It's another Drivel come to haunt us.

Instead of combis, it's lime mortar.

 

[Dave Fawthrop]

|
|Richard A Downing FBCS CITP wrote:
|
|> No, no, no. Only ever use left handed screws into the right hand end
|> grain. If you use left handed screws into the left hand end grain the
|> glue goes west.
|
|Remember to use a magnetised screwdriver bit with the 'n' pole nearest
|the screw ('s' pole if u r in the southern hemisphere.

Ha Ha.

 

[meow2222]

What the **** for, you prat?

for humour. I assume you did work that out really. Would b worrying
othewise.


NT

 

[manatbandq]

Having never worked with plywood, (Sheltered life) I need to ask if it
is possible to drive screws into exterior grade plywood 18mm thick?

I want to attach some battens to it, onto which will go pvc cladding.

Would I perhaps be better off nailing the battens onto the plywood?

Alternatively, screw through the ply into the battens. Depends how
thich the battens are.

MBQ