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What Customers Are Saying
Customers overwhelmingly praise these deck screws for composite decking, highlighting excellent color matching, low-profile heads that sit nearly invisible, and strong holding power that never pulls out. The thread design grips securely without mushrooming. However, many report screw heads strip easily during installation despite included bits, requiring higher-quality alternatives. A dominant concern is the "no pre-drilling" marketing claim—most users found pre-drilling necessary to avoid stripping or splitting, contradicting advertised capability. Despite these frustrations, reviewers consistently recommend the product for composite applications when proper installation techniques are followed.
Customer review summary generated by AI, including incentivized reviews.Inconsistent quality.
I bought 2 boxes of tan composite screws to start my project. I used an impact screw driver with a T20 bit. Many of the screws became stripped and I had to throw them away. I believed I was getting better at this because by the time I got to the 2nd box, I was no longer stripping the screws. But I had wasted so many from the first box that I bought another. This time, the store did not have tan so I bought brown and successfully continued my project. But I needed a 4th box. The store had tan...
Drill a pilot hole first.
Would RecommendThe screws worked well. We did need to make pilot holes. That did make the screws go in easier.
Good but could be better
Would RecommendLike: Allows for a clean look when screwed into a compost board. Dislike: Easy to strip the head when using the provided bit and power drill. Does not self-drill into composite, you need to drill a pilot hole first.
From #10 x 2-1_SLASH_2-in Composite Deck Screws 75 -Per Box Verified Purchaser
Easy for screw head to strip
Would Not RecommendScrews stripped often when installing with tool
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Easy to strip heads
Would Not RecommendI have never had screws that strip as easily as these. Hard to believe these are made by Hillman. Do not buy!
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very weak heads
Would Not RecommendThese strip very when the going gets tough
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price was ok & match the deck...
Would Recommendgreat product
very good screws for composite boards
Strips like butter!
Would Not RecommendThese screws are made of a soft metal and the bit fits so loosely in the screw that they strip almost every other screw. When the screw starts to strip halfway driven, if you don't reverse the screw out and throw it away and try to continue to drive it in, it will completely strip and you can't reverse it out, leaving you with a half-driven screw and then you have to spend time getting some pliars to try to remove the screw. How many bad reviews is it going to take for them to fix the problem? T...
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