Floorboards - nail or screw

Aug 21, 2020 Last reply: 5 years ago 21 Replies

Possibly it also depends on how you drive the screws in. With an electric impact driver it's quick but quite easy to round off a PZ2 head when screwing back into harder wood (perhaps older dried out joists). This can make the screws difficult to remove immediately after just fixing let alone later when the heads are full of gunge.

I reckon impact drivers are less likely to damage screws even if they bounce out. And, having done that they will usually continue to drive in or out as required if you lean on them a bit harder.

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