See how to add beauty and strength when building pergolas and other outdoor living structures with the new Simpson Strong-Tie® Outdoor Accents® decorative hardware line.
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The Outdoor Accents® components include post bases, T straps, L straps and structural screws. All components are made with galvanized steel and are powder coated black. You’ll
create a great look that will last.
A fastener and a washer create decorative bolt-like connections, but install with the ease of a screw and without pre-drilling. Outdoor Accents® decorative hardware is structural strength tested and approved to meet stringent building codes for high-wind or seismic conditions.
We added several shelves in this house using “drive” type molly anchor bolts. Later we decided to remove the shelves, but this left a problem. The “leftovers” are quite difficult to remove without creating a “hole in the wall.” I discovered a simple way to remove them.
At first I tried to place a screwdriver or nail inside hole of the molly and tap in gently till it pushed beneath the surface of the wall (then cover with drywall compound). This worked sometimes, but it still did not look correctly.
Then I found that a pair of needlenose pliers worked better…