Best Place To Buy Bolts?

[agent_zed]

Hi,

 

i need to bolt some beams together in my house. Will need m10 x 150 and probably 100-200 bolts overall.

 

any suggestions where to get them. Can obviously go screwfix etc but are there cheaper places you know of?

 

thanks

[Guest mcramsay]

eBay

[Guest mower man]

There must be a fastener supplier [ nut and bolt shop] in your area a lot of stuff on ebay is caca grade would not use it . find your supplier and go to the trade counter pay cash , it works wonders , I m very lucky and have a brill supplier 10 mins away ,I spent 30 quid with them 10 years ago on a mixture of 8.8 grade bolts in varing sizes still using them ! mick

[cb750]

As above, have a look round locally. I found a fastener supplies place on an industrial estate about 10 minutes away from me. The owners only supply top quality fasteners and can be dearer than on eBay but I use them because of the quality. She has a vast range in stock and will supply small quantities. If the item is non-stock then she will get them but only in boxed quantities. It's rare that I haven't been able to get fixed up

[Bob Tucker]

Namrick is good but maybe p&p could be prohibitive.

http://www.namrick.co.uk/

[Guest 2b cruising]

You can get good spec fixings from screw fix and other likewise sites.

Just go through the catalogue for the spec that you want.

Not easy to find cheaper and if you want a hundred + it won't be a problem.

[femster87]

Don't use ebay, use your local fasteners.I use bapp never paid more than £3 for a selection of bolts

[agent_zed]

thanks guys, will see if there is somewhere local. i looked on ebay and couldn't find any cheap ones as most people don't sell the quantity i am after.

They aren't critical as they are just bolting the larger beams to the sides of the existing beams in the attic so my house isn't going to fall down if they fail, it's only so they move as one.

 

I wondered about bolt bar as can get 5m's for about £5 on the one site i found.

 

thanks

[Guest filwaf]

Try :- Cromwell.co.uk. Buy all my fasteners fom here. Suppliers to large engineering Co's but can do private sales in small quantities. Can deliver or you can collect if there is a local store.

 

Regds Fil.

[Guest Ian & Carole]

+1 for Cromwell they sold me 4 10mm nyloc nuts last Monday 38p !!

[speedtripledan]

I use these people http://www.permafast.co.ukoften just a couple of ££ when your after small quantity. Where ever you go make sure you get the grade suitable for what your doing

[maccavvy]

i use bapps or mc mills both local but may do online.

 

there quality and prices are untouchable

[fry61]

It's possible to buy 8.8 spec studding. If this is two RSJ's being pulled together consider using spacer tubes between them so there is no chance of the lips riding over each other & the beams sitting twisted.

[agent_zed]

thanks. i'm just adding new timbers for the floor of the attic (and ceiling of the rooms below) and just leaving in the 4x2's that are tieing the roof together. The new beams will just sit next to the 4x2's. technically don't really need to be joined to the 4x2s but might as well as it will stiffen everything up. The new beams sit either end and don't rely on the old beams at all, which is why i am not too worried. The main reason i guess is to make sure the old beams don't sag and push the plasterboard off the new beams.

 

I'll have a look at HT studding.

 

Thanks

[Guest mchi3am2]

+1 for Bapp. I've always found they're brilliant and you can get virtually any fixing you could ever dream of from them.

 

I'm sure last time I went there there were a load of bolts I'd never even seen before, let alone could identify.

 

www.bapp.co.uk