On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 7:55 PM, Randall <tr3driver@ca.rr.com> wrote:
>> no common nails,
>
> Are "deck" screws still OK?
For attaching the decking, yes. For anything else, probably not.
Common nails fall out with weather cycles; ring shank nails (or
various other "threaded" nails) are much bettter at resisting that. I
think some of the requirements are a bit overkill for most decks, but
not that one.
--
David Scheidt
dmscheidt@gmail.com
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