Old timer told me to use tape instead of screws on my first panel. I thought he was nuts.

Back when I started doing alarms about 3 years ago, a guy named Bill who's been in the game since the 80s told me to skip the screws on my control panel backboard. He said just use good double sided tape or velcro. I laughed at him. Screws are solid right? Well last month I had to swap out a panel in a finished basement. That thing was a nightmare to get off the wall because the screws had rusted into the studs from humidity. Took me like 2 hours with a pry bar and I scuffed up the drywall bad. Customer was pissed. Now I use heavy duty 3M tape on every residential job. Has anyone else ever used tape for mounting and had it work out long term?

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oscarthompson1d ago

Man, Bill knew what he was talking about, I’ve learned that lesson the hard way too.

abbycraig1d ago

Isn't it wild how we all seem to need to learn the same hard lessons over and over?