Posted by Jason Anderson on June 25, 2003 at 22:02:57:
In Reply to: Good way to fasten floorboards for easy removal?? posted by ken on June 24, 2003 at 19:44:06:
: What is a good way to fasten the floorboards to the sole beams for easy and frequent removal? I am on a Double Eagle project and want to install my floorboards for easy removal to the wood sole beams so that the floorboards can be removed easily for cleaning and inspection, and ventilation. I am afraid to just screw them down to the wood sole beams, the screws will soon strip out. What is an alternative, metal angles to the beams? Then the metal angles add weight. What is a good way?
If you look in woodworking catalogs you will find several solutions for "easy take down". In this case I would use a threaded insert that you screw into the beams. Then you can use and standard machine screw to bolt down the floorboards. You can use it over and over again becasue you are screwing into the metal threaded insert not directly into the wooden beam