The wrong light screws were grabbed for a structural bracket

Fasteners are not interchangeable. Use the screw/bolt size called out by the foreman, shop standard, manufacturer, or approved detail for the load.

Stop if

• Those light 6 screws will snap like twigs under the weight of that VAV box. Go back to the gang-box and grab the heavy-duty 10 hex-head structural zip screws engineered to take the shear weight.

Watch out

• Do not replace heavy structural screws with random drywall or pan-head screws.

Check

• Read the box label before handing hardware up.
• Confirm screw size, head type, length, and material.
• Use structural fasteners for brackets/equipment support.
• Return mixed loose screws to the right bins.
• Ask before substituting hardware.

Steps

• Read the box label before handing hardware up.
• Confirm screw size, head type, length, and material.
• Use structural fasteners for brackets/equipment support.
• Return mixed loose screws to the right bins.
• Ask before substituting hardware.

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