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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]
  • Check.png1/4" Spax 5" long 60 cents T30 bit [9]
  • Check.png5/16" Spax T40 bit 3" long 50 cents [10] (about 2x the strength of the Simpson Strong Tie SDWS) - 300 lb pullout, 900 lb shear
  • Check.png #14 (nominal quarter inch) 3" T30 bit 25 cents [11]
  • Check.png #14 5" T30 40 cents [12]
  • 3/8" monsters, about $1.50, 8" T40 [13]

Strong Drive

  • SDSW22300DB - 3" 50 cents. Uses T40 bit. [14]
  • SDWS22500DB 5" 60 cents. Uses T40 bit. [15]

6" Construction Screws

  • $6/lb at menards [16], 19 cents each.

Ledger

  • Simpson SDWS22500DB 5" [17]. 60 cents each.
  • LedgerLOK - more expensive, thinner than Simson .220 [18]

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