just a followup to my post 28-11-14 asking about best screws for floorboards. I used floor-tite screws (as mentioned) and found them very good.
In article , dave writes
Just a bit too blue for me :-)
I used the conventional Screw-Tite range in 4.5mm:
which is a tad larger but they to 4mm too.
The seem to offer the same features and the head size isn't too large on
4.5mm and under for flooring (if being covered).In message , fred writes
I like the Screw-tite screws, but I wish they would use a decent box, they just fall apart in no time
In article , Chris French writes
Agreed, they are s*it. I had meant to drop them a line to say how unimpressed I was with the packaging but I lost interest after taping them up.
My neighbour put down a load of square edged floorboards (new) with these:
or a very similar type.
They look very good - I thought he'd nailed them down with lost head nails, but he thinks the same way as me - wanted to be able to lift them easily but didn't want a load of obvious screws.
I would have worried that maybe used like a normal screw rather than as the manufacturer intended, that they might not hold very well - but they have been down a while with no problems.
I'm certianly stealing his idea :)
In article , Tim Watts writes
That's useful to know, I had seen them in the catalogues but like you I was concerned about them pulling through.
Likewise :-)
Marginally cheaper at toolstation.
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