Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

My tear is a 1940ish home built. The frame is 2" x 2" angle iron with aluminum skin. The interior is gutted and almost ready to start to finish. My question is how to attach nailers to the angle iron? Any Ideas?[/img]

There is a "screw" that is self drilling/tapping called "trailer deck screw" this may be what you are looking for.....

For example...

http://www.mcfeelys.com/self-drilling-screws
http://www.buycheapr.com/us/result.jsp? ... eck+screws

Other solution would to be just drill holes through nailers and frame and use bolts and nuts....

Dale

I drill through the angle irons and screw 1x1 in from the sides.

Then I can screw a light fixture etc. to that.

<Chas>

elevator bolts would be a good way to attach wood to steel...similar to a carriage bolt, but the head is larger, so it increases the clamping area, and the head is also flat instead of rounded, so it would look nicer (at least in my opinion)



there are also some that have "spikes" under the head, to use it specifically for wood

Thanks, Yota. Putting that tid bit of info away for a rainy day.

If you have access to the opposite side of the nailer, you can also use Tee-nuts. The bolt goes through the angle iron, most of the way through the nailer, and screws into the tee-nut.

If you countersink the mounting location of the nut, it will be flush on the back side. Use whatever type of fastener you want. No extra bolt length sticking out.

If you don't have access to the opposite side from the angle iron, I like timber screws or good quality lag bolts. Pre-drill the wood first, however. I like to get either the larges diameter screw I can find, or just use a lot of coated deck screws.

Michael

Edit: this assumes the nailer is covered/buried later on... basically not accessible.