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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]

Strong Drive

• SDSW22300DB - 3" 50 cents. Uses T40 bit. [11]
• SDWS22500DB 5" 60 cents. Uses T40 bit. [12]

6" Construction Screws

• $6/lb at menards [13], 19 cents each.

Ledger

• Simpson SDWS22500DB 5" [14]. 60 cents each.
• LedgerLOK - more expensive, thinner than Simson .220 [15]

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