Longer air return vent screws?

Hey all. moved into our place and the air return grill was missing in the kitchen. it appears to previously have had one but looks like it was just screwed into the drywall. I measured the vent opening and it is 12" x 8". I am looking at buying a grill cover and I see the vent screws that come with it our 2" in length. I measured from the ceiling to the holes on the vent and it looks like it is is around 2.25" deep (presume someone got lazy and this is why the previous cover was screwed into the ceiling. When i search for vent screws, I only see results that 2" in length. Do they make longer ones? If not, is there a screw with a similar profile that I can use instead? submitted by /u/AlBundysPants [link] [comments]

Mar 18, 2025 - 17:34

Hey all. moved into our place and the air return grill was missing in the kitchen. it appears to previously have had one but looks like it was just screwed into the drywall. I measured the vent opening and it is 12" x 8". I am looking at buying a grill cover and I see the vent screws that come with it our 2" in length. I measured from the ceiling to the holes on the vent and it looks like it is is around 2.25" deep (presume someone got lazy and this is why the previous cover was screwed into the ceiling. When i search for vent screws, I only see results that 2" in length. Do they make longer ones? If not, is there a screw with a similar profile that I can use instead?

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