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Cowabunga438 (FL)
Wall Mount for hand held shower head fell off. Lower fixing failed. Screw snapped. The screw that holds the mount to the wall has rusted. Now just a small portion of rusted screw (no head) protruding about 3mm from the wall.
How do I extract this rusted screw? The screw looks like it is held into the tile over plaster board wall with a green plastic Ramset plug.
I am guessing the builders haven't used the correct screw to begin with (probably lost it and just used a chipboard screw). The shower is only 3 years old, but builders have gone bankrupt.
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steve (CA)
I would start with vise grips on the screw. If that didn't work, I would try a nailset and see if the plug can be "gently" driven into the wall cavity.
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KCRoto (MO)
some penetrating oil may help. One possibility is cutting a flat notch in the screw and using a small flat screwdriver to turn the screw out, but as Steve mentioned, driving it in might be easier. Depending on the surround material, a heat gun to soften the plastic may help with using vise grips.
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Cowabunga438 (FL)
Thanks
So that assumes the screw doesn't go I to a batten, just held in the tile?
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KCRoto (MO)
If the screw went into a stud, you wouldn't need a plastic insert.
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Cowabunga438 (FL)
Thanks
That is what I thought.
Will give it a try
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packy (MA)
heat from a hair dryer might loosen it enough to be of some help.
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