Question: I am removing these screws in order to get under my deck for repairs. What I am finding is that the screws are so bonded to the Trex material that the heads are stripping when I try to remove them on about 40% of the boards. Any idea how to extract these without having to drill them out? Thanks😊
And then 2 years later when the Trex board warps and pulls away from the heads, you're left to ponder Plan B. In my case pre-drilled chamfered holes with outdoor coated deck screws. Looks ugly, but banking on functional.
The identical design but from other manufactures include a 1/8th drill bit and specificcaly say to pre-drill through the deck board of course only. I saw on his box it said NO predrilling, but you can see the slight mushrooming results. That material HAS to go somewher!! Not a problem AT ALL when predrilling!!
Iv put in over 2500 in the last week and not stripped or broke a single one. Some my m18 milwakee can't even screw in cause the wood is to hard and the still haven't broke. I stand behind these all day!
Thanks for the video and clarifying that we need to use the proper screws when working with composite material. I learned the hard way.
Im 27 now doing this for a living never when I was 15 would I have imagined that I would be looking this up
Do plugs work with these screws?
Why not just use the color matched trex screws?
Question: I am removing these screws in order to get under my deck for repairs. What I am finding is that the screws are so bonded to the Trex material that the heads are stripping when I try to remove them on about 40% of the boards. Any idea how to extract these without having to drill them out? Thanks😊
Would you recommend using an impact drill?
And then 2 years later when the Trex board warps and pulls away from the heads, you're left to ponder Plan B. In my case pre-drilled chamfered holes with outdoor coated deck screws. Looks ugly, but banking on functional.
Thanks buddy
Should they be pre drilled to avoid some of the problems in the comments?
The identical design but from other manufactures include a 1/8th drill bit and specificcaly say to pre-drill through the deck board of course only. I saw on his box it said NO predrilling, but you can see the slight mushrooming results. That material HAS to go somewher!! Not a problem AT ALL when predrilling!!
Is it a hex or a torx
They're Torx..T20 I believe.
Be careful with that Amazon link. Some of the screws for sale there are not the same and will split your laminate boards.
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Theyre garbage, snap like a twig
Iv put in over 2500 in the last week and not stripped or broke a single one. Some my m18 milwakee can't even screw in cause the wood is to hard and the still haven't broke. I stand behind these all day!