well welcome back to the Steve Brown show today nails versus screws again guys I tell you what
I've never seen a more controversial bid in my life when I film that one I'm gonna get into it
right now and let's start from the beginning this is where it all started - regular deck
screws here we go to regular framing nails no nothing no cracks no nothing okay so here we go
right here - guess what these are construction screws there they are right there construction
screws let's take a look right here you see right there you almost looks like they're building the
house with them eh let's take a look there we go - regular construction screws okay guys here's
some my choice hanger nails big box them right here and here's a hurricane rafter joist hanger
and what are some of these goofballs say you're supposed to do oh you can use I drywall screw no
no you can't do that you can't do that and you can't use one of these doohickeys here
either you have to use the right stuff let's take a look at that let's see how these do
prax no nothing okay guys so we're back to the old controversy again you see this right
here got this from Home Depot right over here it kind of looks like the build the house out of it
guys these screws here sole called construction screws these are identical the only difference is
this one goes in pressure-treated non pressure treated wood this one goes in pressure treated
wood that's the only thing and they both cheer off fast now I have had so many comments on that
video expert for two years never had a problem with a screw in my life and you know you don't
know what you're talking about well I don't know what part of the world you live in but you cannot
use deck screws for structural integrity they do not take any sides here and you know when you're
using the hammer of course you don't go around hitting a screw on the side but a hammer but
that just shows you how brutal they are then I get the guy saying oh I've never ever had a
problem with a screw breaking off well you're a goof I'm telling you right now because if you've
been building decks for forty years and you haven't been using a board this is a plastic
board but there's also just regular two by six and you got the two by six here and it's bent
up and you try to use your screw to drive it down with well it just pops the head right off
it and if you've never seen that well you're a goof that's all right so here we go now we got
these here four joist hangers you know how many goof said to they use drywall screws or they use
just uh you know regular deck screw treated or untreated I mean I don't know what's going on
here and what part of the world these people are living in but I think they're just off the moon
so guys when it comes down to deck screws do not use them for structural support they're not meant
to go into a joist hanger they're not meant to hold the support of the total beam it's they're
not meant for that the reason why the bylaws say you're supposed to use nails now they do have
specific screws for that and everybody's getting all bent out of shape you should use cific screw
for that okay fine there is but what I'm getting out in these videos is telling people the average
homeowner is going into Home Depot and buying these things I think they can build a bloody
house with it well you can't go and check with your building inspector in your specific city and
find out what you're supposed to use but this idea of just saying I i'm a certified contractor in the
comments and i've been bill index for 40 years never had a problem i use screws for everything
well you're just a goof that's all there is to it this stuff here fantastic guess what winter time
i've used this stuff before putting this over top of a set of stairs and guys the water gets
underneath it and sometimes the frost especially in the springtime gets underneath it and it will
push this up bust the screw heads right off so of course you've got different gauges you know
you got eight you got ten you got all kinds of different gauges of screws you got all kinds
of different gauges of nails guys i cannot go into all the specifics but no deck boards are
only supposed to be used with deck screws or fence boards and that's it you want to build
everything you want out of all this other stuff knock yourself out but as you can see see the
sheer strength of him they just snapped right off like nothing and that's what will happen
if you try to use these things that's okay for a backyard building the dog house or if you want to
you know interior like these things here on the interior i would say sure if you're gonna have
like a non load-bearing wall where you're just gonna hang some drywall on or something fine but
don't start using them for house construction like some people think you can do now i would say be
very cautious what you're doing be very cautious when you read in the comments and you're seeing
somebody that says they dinah phi themselves as a structural engineer and deck screws are okay
or they identify themselves as building decks for 40 years and guys you know what i got no time for
them people because you know they're just bouncing their hands on the keyboards and that's all
they're doing so be careful where the information that you get it from best place to get information
how to build anything is from your local bylaw enforcement officer for the building department
or hire professional I mean guys I'm telling you what I've seen this time and time again where you
know regular do-it-yourselfers figure that they're doing something right and they don't look into it
things go sideways on you next thing you know you're paying huge legal costs because somebody
got hurt so that's pretty well wraps it up for this one here and I hope I don't have to make
this video over again to prove ya stop using the damn deck screws for everything you can think of
and same as drywall screws they're not joist hanger screws okay thanks for joining if you
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