Which Deck Screws Brand Wins?

average 13.7 inch pounds (11, 16, 14)

average 18 inch pounds (20, 20, 14), most of all brands at that point

average 15 inch pounds (14, 15, 16)

average 13 inch pounds, very consistent across all three screws

average 15.7 inch pounds (16, 15, 16)

average 16.7 inch pounds (16, 16, 18), most of all brands at that point

average 14.7 inch pounds (14, 14, 16)

average 16.7 inch pounds (16, 20, 14)

average 12 inch pounds (12, 13, 11), the least of all brands, won this category

average 17.3 inch pounds (16, 19, 17)

held up better than average, small amount of metal exposure, rated 2 alongside PowerPro

really good condition, no visible chipping, rated 1 alongside Grip Rite

quite a bit of damage, exposed metal on threads and shaft

held up better than Deckmate but with metal showing in several areas

in the best condition yet before driving, no visible chipping, but showed metal exposure to the threads after being driven, performing about the same as WoodPro

some chips noted, held up about the same as Deck Drive

very good condition, no visible chipping, held up the best yet with very little metal exposure, rated 2 alongside GRK

really good condition before driving, no visible chipping, but quite a bit of metal showing on the threads after driving

some chips noted, did not hold up quite as well as some other brands

no coating to damage, bare stainless steel

held up much better than most other brands, rated 1.5 alongside Grip Rite

performed the best of all brands with very little metal exposure

quite a bit of damage with bare metal exposure

a lot of damage but held up slightly better than Deckmate

a lot of wear and tear

held up fairly well

held up the best yet with very little metal exposure

oak completely shredded the coating with lots of metal exposure

a lot of damage with lots of metal exposure

no coating to damage, bare stainless steel

average 1.04 seconds, tied with Velocity

average 1.09 seconds

average 1.46 seconds

average 0.88 seconds, second fastest, 40 percent faster than Deckmate

average 0.7 seconds, the fastest of all brands

average 1.97 seconds, nearly three times as long as Deck Drive

average 1 second, third fastest

average 1.53 seconds, slower than average

average 1.04 seconds, tied with GRK

average 1.23 seconds

total, about 1,250 lb less than Deckmate

total, better than WoodPro but not as good as Deckmate

total, moved into second place behind Deckmate at that point in the test

second place behind Grip Rite

total, fifth position behind Spax at that point in the test, did not make the final top five

total, less shear strength than some of the other screws, did not make the final top five

average 689 lb (692, 662, 714), third place

average 693 lb (684, 698, 696), second place behind Grip Rite

average 631 lb (606, 628, 660)

average 615 lb (648, 614, 584)

average 585 lb (610, 596, 548), third place at that point in the test

average 660 lb (678, 624, 678), moved into the lead at that point in the test, finished fifth in the final ranking

average 649 lb (660, 664, 622), second place at that point in the test

average 654 lb (634, 664, 664), second place at that point in the test

average 524 lb (452, 524, 596), gave up a lot faster than the competition, weakest performer

average 674 lb (678, 652, 692), fourth place in the final ranking

tied with Eagle Claw for least force needed, best of all brands

one of the best performers

could not start the screw after 10 seconds even with about 4.5 to 4.85 lb of downward force, eventually started at very close to 6 lb

not among the top performers, most brands needed about 6 lb

not among the top performers

not among the top performers

not among the top performers

not among the top performers

not among the top performers

tied with GRK for least force needed, best of all brands

coating experienced quite a bit of damage but no visible rust

metallic coating makes assessment hard, but appears to be in great shape

coating destroyed by the acid but no visible rust

no visible rust, looks about the same as Deckmate

acid ate away the coating but no rust

coating scrapes off easily but no visible rust

acid removed most of the coating but no visible rust

part of the coating removed by drilling into oak but no visible corrosion

experienced quite a bit of corrosion compared to the other brands, worst performer on this test

acid and salt caused some corrosion on the first screw tested, but a second screw tested with only the rusting agent experienced very little corrosion