what kind of screws should I use on sub flooring will grabbers work or are they too brittle
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Subfloor screws.
Seriously.
Grabbers is a brand name of screw isn't it? I know they make a wood to wood screw as well as SR screws and cement board screws. Simpson also makes subfloor screws as do Quickdrive and you can probably get a no-name brand as well.
Google it.
sorry man I was thinking dry wall screws the grabber brand .... I like the simpson brand but I dont see them around here (Utah) I guess I will just have to ask for them
drywall screws are a no go
drywall screws are made for one thing only - drywall! Thus the name.They are weak and brittle - cheaper, which is fine for driving into a paer surface, but put them into hard wood and the shoulder fractures, often without you being aware of it. I've gone to take things apart by backing SR screws out and finding as many asa third of them broken.GRK makes the best strongest screws available AFAIKhttp://www.grkfasteners.com/index.asp
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What does a subfloor screw look like? I've never seen one (that I know of).
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well I am thinking now they are just wood screws plain wood screws I am trying to get this down I am going to build my next house and I want to do it all.... but do it right I have seen a lot of homes being built that look bad ( workmanship ) not all.. but more then there should be...like what side should the hurricane brackets be on the inside or out .. if you look in the simpson strong tie book they show them on the out side of the wall I have seen them both ways and on one house they were half of them were outside the rest were inside ... we are talking the lower cost houses like 150 to 200,000 dollars but still it should not matter what the cost is ..I am not hacking on anyone but have just seen some stuff as I have been looking around that really surprises me but anyway any help would be most appreciated
Simpson H2 & H2.5's should be installed on the outside if you're using trusses. They need to be fastened to the top chord of the truss not the bottom chord.
Jon Blakemore RappahannockINC.com Fredericksburg, VA
Depending on heel height, you can't put 2.5's on the top chord.
Senco makes a really good screw, and is widely available at the big boxes.
Rebuilding my home in Cypress, CA
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