Hi!
I've got a vertical shower rail which holds the shower head, which is fixed to the tiled wall using two long screws. One at the top of the rail, one at the bottom. The top rail screw is fine, but the screw at the bottom comes loose, allowing the rail to move far too much, and possibly allow ingress to get behind the tiles.
I've previously taken the (rusty) screw out, and replaced it with a new screw. It's ****** long, presumably because it screws into a piece of baton, as it's a false wall constructed from timber and plasterboard. The new screw is now rusty, and tightening the screw doesn't really work, as it pushes the rail against the wall for a short time, but then comes loose again.
I've read about things like no more nails, but it sounds like it might be a messy solution to the problem.
Should I buy some sort of adhesive that I can apply to a fresh screw, screw in, then cover the screw with a silicone grease to protect it? Any other ideas?
I'm not great at DIY, and was trying to avoid damaging / cracking / gluing tiles.
Cheers for reading!
K
I've got a vertical shower rail which holds the shower head, which is fixed to the tiled wall using two long screws. One at the top of the rail, one at the bottom. The top rail screw is fine, but the screw at the bottom comes loose, allowing the rail to move far too much, and possibly allow ingress to get behind the tiles.
I've previously taken the (rusty) screw out, and replaced it with a new screw. It's ****** long, presumably because it screws into a piece of baton, as it's a false wall constructed from timber and plasterboard. The new screw is now rusty, and tightening the screw doesn't really work, as it pushes the rail against the wall for a short time, but then comes loose again.
I've read about things like no more nails, but it sounds like it might be a messy solution to the problem.
Should I buy some sort of adhesive that I can apply to a fresh screw, screw in, then cover the screw with a silicone grease to protect it? Any other ideas?
I'm not great at DIY, and was trying to avoid damaging / cracking / gluing tiles.
Cheers for reading!
K