Post by DIYDafty on Sept 19, 2019 21:28:16 GMT
Yep, that fascinating subject.....
I followed all the latest advice posted out there and as part of that bought a box of Spax screws 60mm long 4.5 wide. Problem is they are about £17 per box of 300 which is a bloody lot . Worse I ended up using 2 boxes and needed a third. So for the third box I thought sod it and went for the much cheaper Floor-Tite screws - about £6.50 for 200. They're also a little smaller at 50mm and 4.2 wide.
Anyway, a proper review would somehow compare how good they both are at keeping the boards screwed down - I can't do that. What I can say is that for driving the screws in (and I used both driver and drill) that Spax are a little easier but I think that is ONLY due to the Torx head which grips better. The floor-tite with the pozi 2 head were fine. I reckon unless you're a joiner having to put in tens of thousands of screws a month you may as well get the cheaper ones.
I reckon if you could get the Floor-Tite in Torx for the same price, that would be a very good thing....
I followed all the latest advice posted out there and as part of that bought a box of Spax screws 60mm long 4.5 wide. Problem is they are about £17 per box of 300 which is a bloody lot . Worse I ended up using 2 boxes and needed a third. So for the third box I thought sod it and went for the much cheaper Floor-Tite screws - about £6.50 for 200. They're also a little smaller at 50mm and 4.2 wide.
Anyway, a proper review would somehow compare how good they both are at keeping the boards screwed down - I can't do that. What I can say is that for driving the screws in (and I used both driver and drill) that Spax are a little easier but I think that is ONLY due to the Torx head which grips better. The floor-tite with the pozi 2 head were fine. I reckon unless you're a joiner having to put in tens of thousands of screws a month you may as well get the cheaper ones.
I reckon if you could get the Floor-Tite in Torx for the same price, that would be a very good thing....
