Every so often you ll find the need for a 12 screw.
8 or 10 screws for decking.
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Also it is likely the driver will need to be a different size for optimum holding power.
Thru hull fittings and deck fills.
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For deck screws you are likely looking at either 8 or 10 gauge screws.
Grip rite 8 x 1 5 8 in.
Screws for use on decks fences and other outdoor structures are most often driven with a square or robertson head a.
The gauge is the diameter of the screw.
Stats for the typical deck screw.
With a cordless drill driver you can drive them about as fast as nails.
You ll need to check the driver as some are listed 6 8 ans others 8 10.
Seacocks and ball valves.
Specialty decking materials have different requirements.
Screws come in an astonishing array of styles.
Decking screws are coated for corrosion resistance are sharp tapered and self sinking.
If the screw size includes a dash with a number following it that is the.
8 is thinner than a 10.
The 10 will hold better but you should probably predrill for the screw.
To be specific 8 gauge roughly equals a diameter of 4 mm.
Most decking screws are 8 gauge and while 2 1 2 inches is the minimum length needed to hold decking boards to the joists 3 inch screws are commonly used to provide extra holding power against the upward pressure of shrinking or warping boards.
Understanding screw sizes inch standards screws with a diameter smaller than 1 4 have a nominal size indicated by a number e g.
And thinner deck board will require 1 5 8 lengths.
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The diameter refers to the major diameter or outside edge of the threads.
Grk 8 x 2 in.
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Most often a deck screw will be 2 1 2 long and either a 7 8 or 10 in size.
1 4 and larger diameters are shown as inches.