🔩 DeckWise #8X2-1/2" Fasteners and Screws: Superior Quality for Deck Installation Review

This is normal. The problem is that the hole they make is bigger than the head of the screw and it will sink if you don't stop it.

Hidden Trex clamp system uses a 1-5/8" screw that can break in softer woods. hold tight. The biggest problem is finding such a black head cap screw, it is perfect.

I got these for a very specific job, a 1x4 cedar plank partition/wall that needed some maintenance. It was assembled with finishing nails but fell apart. It's in a very visible area so I wanted a very low profile and minimum of screws and also wanted the color to match so I got them with machined/painted heads. The cedar is aged, so I ended up with "hardwood brown" rather than "cedar", which matched very well. The boards are attached to pressure-treated wood, so I needed screws with relatively…