Everything Was Going Great

[moreira85]

I HAVE ALmost everything set up in the new house. last night during the red sox game i installed my axiom qs8s on the back wall. measured everything put the brackets in the studs however the angle that i was screwing in the screws didnt give me much force on the screw and a few of the screws stripped when they were about 80% of the way in the stud. I ended up having to hammer them in the rest of the way. the speakers are now up and look beutiful but my concern is that what if I ever have to take them down? How can I get those screws back out? will I have to tear them out with a hammer and redrywall those pieces?

Also what do you recomend for filling the gaps where the wire comes out of the wall, silicone??

 

[mudrummer99]

If you ever have to remove those screws, stuff like this is readily available and nearly any hardware store

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00952154000P

Hope this helps

Mike

Edit: to fill the holes, use spackle, smooth it over, let it dry, sand and paint and you're set. It comes in tubes now so you just squeeze it on like a tube of toothpaste and go to town.

 

[moreira85]

stripped

thanks so much, thats exactly what i was looking for! Now i feel a lot better. I was so mad however at least they are not visible because the speaker covers it. Hopefully i never remove them but great to know that is available to get them out!!!!
I LOVE THIS SITE. I go a few other sites as well and seems as though people never respond to questions at them. Great group of people on this site.

 

[BMXTRIX]

You can also use a drill and drill through the head of the screw to break it off. Once the head is removed from the screw you can remove the bracket easily, likewise you can do this with a Dremmel tool.

I tried screw extractors with limited success - perhaps because I've only tried them a couple of times, and I ended up finding that just popping the head off the screw was way easier for me to do.

Just another option.

 

[Rickster71]

Bmxtrix offers some sound advice. I keep a pair of tile nippers around just for that situation.

Sounds like things are going to work out for you, good luck.
In the future, try drilling a pilot hole first. A bit of candle wax, rubbed on the screw threads also helps.

 

[moreira85]

You can also use a drill and drill through the head of the screw to break it off. Once the head is removed from the screw you can remove the bracket easily, likewise you can do this with a Dremmel tool.

I tried screw extractors with limited success - perhaps because I've only tried them a couple of times, and I ended up finding that just popping the head off the screw was way easier for me to do.

Just another option.

so once you drilled off the head did you just dremmel off the screw and refinish over the screw?

 

[ParadigmDawg]

You could do that or use some channel locks and unscrew it. I have had to patch up a million holes the past few weeks.

 

[Alex2507]

Also what do you recomend for filling the gaps where the wire comes out of the wall, silicone??

Never silicone. Paint won't stick to it. Latex caulk is fine.

If you do have to do any prying a piece of wood (masonite) could be used (to protect the drywall and paint) under the fulcrum of the pry bar.

 

[BMXTRIX]

so once you drilled off the head did you just dremmel off the screw and refinish over the screw?

I usually use vice grips, but the channel locks idea right after this post was a way as well. Or you can cut it down so it's under the drywall, then just spackle right over it.