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*5/16" Spax T40 bit 3" long 50 cents [https://www.menards.com/main/hardware/fasteners-connectors/bolts/lag-screws/spax-reg-5-16-t-star-drive-hcr-exterior-coated-washer-head-lag-screws/4581820800765/p-1561357831067-c-8742.htm?tid=-1716202991703934359&ipos=10] (about 2x the strength of the Simpson Strong Tie SDWS) - 300 lb pullout, 900 lb shear
*5/16" Spax T40 bit 3" long 50 cents [https://www.menards.com/main/hardware/fasteners-connectors/bolts/lag-screws/spax-reg-5-16-t-star-drive-hcr-exterior-coated-washer-head-lag-screws/4581820800765/p-1561357831067-c-8742.htm?tid=-1716202991703934359&ipos=10] (about 2x the strength of the Simpson Strong Tie SDWS) - 300 lb pullout, 900 lb shear
* #14 (nominal quarter inch) 3" T30 bit 25 cents [https://www.menards.com/main/hardware/fasteners-connectors/bolts/lag-screws/grip-fast-reg-pro-14-steel-washer-head-lag-screws-1-lb-box/30787-12/p-1553840874624-c-8742.htm?tid=209083711828922553&ipos=9]
* #14 (nominal quarter inch) 3" T30 bit 25 cents [https://www.menards.com/main/hardware/fasteners-connectors/bolts/lag-screws/grip-fast-reg-pro-14-steel-washer-head-lag-screws-1-lb-box/30787-12/p-1553840874624-c-8742.htm?tid=209083711828922553&ipos=9]
*3/8" monsters, about $1.50, 8" T40 [https://www.menards.com/main/hardware/fasteners-connectors/bolts/lag-screws/grk-reg-rss-reg-3-8-star-drive-zinc-round-head-structural-screw-20-count/95301/p-1539239320928-c-8742.htm?tid=-9211483375570437827&ipos=15]


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Revision as of 18:47, 17 March 2023

Nail Gun Nails

Deck Screws

Used for exterior construction

  • 1" [1]. 3.3 cents.
  • 1-5/8" 25 lb $4/lb [2]. 3.8 cents/screw.
  • 3" deck screw - 5.3 cents [3] $4/lb
  • 6" Deck Screws - 26 cents each [4]
  • 3.5" - $3.5/lb in 2021 - [5]

Lag Screws

  • 1/4"x3 10 cents [6]
  • 3/8"x3 - 30 cents [7]
  • 1/2"x3 - 60 cents [8]
  • 5/16" Spax T40 bit 3" long 50 cents [9] (about 2x the strength of the Simpson Strong Tie SDWS) - 300 lb pullout, 900 lb shear
  • #14 (nominal quarter inch) 3" T30 bit 25 cents [10]
  • 3/8" monsters, about $1.50, 8" T40 [11]

Strong Drive

  • SDSW22300DB - 3" 50 cents. Uses T40 bit. [12]
  • SDWS22500DB 5" 60 cents. Uses T40 bit. [13]

6" Construction Screws

  • $6/lb at menards [14], 19 cents each.

Ledger

  • Simpson SDWS22500DB 5" [15]. 60 cents each.
  • LedgerLOK - more expensive, thinner than Simson .220 [16]

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