Quick Tip: Packaging boo-boo

If you buy screws at a certain hardware store, the packaging can be confusing - so check that you buy the right screws.

15/08/2017

Sometimes the packaging for products can be confusing and misleading, but this weekend I discovered - when one of the DIY Divas brought this up - that packaging for screws at a well known hardware store is very confusing indeed. Rather than give the screw diameter - they give the screw head diameter.

Not sure why they do this, because it's important to know the diameter of the actual screw in order to drill the correct pilot hole, and also to be sure you're using the right size of screw for a project. Unless you actually know what you are looking for, based on experience, you need to visit their website to find out exactly what screws you are buying.

BELOW: On the packaging for 16mm screws it states 8x16. The 8 refers to an 8mm diameter screw head and the 16mm is the length.

BELOW: On the packaging for 75mm screws it states 10x75. The 10 refers to an 10mm diameter screw head and the 75mm is the length, but they fail to state that these are 4.8mmm screws..

BELOW: On the packaging for 30mm screws it states 6x30. The 6 refers to an 6mm diameter screw head and the 30mm is the length - for 3.5 x 30mm screws.