I built an outdoor deck one year ago. Bought all materials from local Big Box store. Deck was finished in January and allowed to dry until August, cleaned and allowed to dry before using BBStore Stain.
Over the winter so called stain started flaking? ?
Gap in deck boards are an average of 1/2 inch and nearly all screws are being tightened down to prevent board creaking.
The screw I used were Grip-Rite and a lot of them are breaking with only moderate tightening.
Evidently, these screws are of typical China quality, so my question is--Is there another brand that are stronger?
After tightening boards, I plan to pressure clean and re-stain with a quality stain, if there is such a thing!
Over the winter so called stain started flaking? ?
Gap in deck boards are an average of 1/2 inch and nearly all screws are being tightened down to prevent board creaking.
The screw I used were Grip-Rite and a lot of them are breaking with only moderate tightening.
Evidently, these screws are of typical China quality, so my question is--Is there another brand that are stronger?
After tightening boards, I plan to pressure clean and re-stain with a quality stain, if there is such a thing!