ivan_perez•2mo ago

TIL the hard way that pressure treated lumber needs different fasteners

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johnfoster2mo ago

Learned THAT lesson myself when my deck screws snapped right off.

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faithjones2mo ago

Snapped right off" sounds dramatic but honestly, how bad was it really @johnfoster? I've had stuff break on me before and most of the time you just grab a different fastener and move on. Unless your whole deck crashed down, it probably just made you mad for a minute. What kind of screws were you using anyway, the cheap zinc ones from a no-name brand?

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