Ratings & Reviews for Deck Plus #10 x 2-1/2-in Wood to wood Deck Screws 73 -Per Box

Good stainless deck screws

I like them because they are stainless steel. I like the size for 5/4 decking as opposed to a # 8. They are a bit soft so you really have to keep firm downward pressure when screwing them in otherwise the head will strip out and that’s a real pain extracting it if that happens. Still by using firm pressure and after getting a “feel” for them, I only had to discard a few-about 3%.

Lose thread very easily and do not drive in well.

I recently made a raised bed with the other deck screws and had no problem. These have their own star head and come with the drill bit. I was using them for pressure treated wood and fir- pretty soft. They would lose their thread no matter how slow I drove them. Tried drilling hole first and still had trouble at the last bet of it. Such a waste!!!

10% heads strip out

After using a 5 Lb box of these screws, found about 10% heads stripped out. All holes were predrilled so there shouldn't be that much stress. Use a 2nd box from another manufacture and had no problems. Having to go back through and replace that many screws took much more time than installing them.

Soft screws

I had a real hard time with these screws stripping....very soft steel.

Soft, low-grade stainless

With the provided star bit, most of the screws stripped during installation **into pre-drilled holes**. I used an 18V Bosch drill/driver on the slow setting. The filings that stripped off are magnetic, indicating a low-grade of SS. These are supposedly rated for self-drilling installation but my troubles were in much lighter-duty installation, as I drilled pilot holes in the Trex I was installing. I'm returning these and going back to a good quality coated screw.

T25 Star Heads Stripped

Out of a box of 79, 11 stripped while using the suppied bit. Many others I got to sink in when they were stripping and I doubt I will ever get those out. They are junk.

High Performance Stainless Steel Screws

It is great to use stainless steel screws for corrosion resistance, but in the past it has been challenging because they were somewhat brittle and would break if they hit something like a really tough knot or another screw. Hillman has solved this! The attached photo shows a screw that hit a bolt, tried to go past it, bent and I was still able to back it out. Go Hillman Stainless! These are the tough screws you need to get the job done.

Worst Deck Screw Ever

This screw uses Torx T25 bit rather than the T20 used by the competition in this #8 screw size. The T25 head is very shallow and the bit cams out very easily! The T20 allows for a deeper socket without cam out. My advice is to look for some other brand with a T20 head - you'll be way less frustrated. I'd return this rubbish if I could.

Must pre-drill - heads snap off too easily

As others have noted the heads snap off far too easily. I was putting them in treated 2x4 onto 2x10 joists. Even when pre drilling we snapped a lot of heads. I rarely see this in coated screws. Won't buy again

I will never buy these again.

Needed to beef up the frame of a old deck to get ready for new composite deck boards. I found that the old frame had some rot and a lot of nails had rusted away.... I used these screws thinking that the stainless steel would never rust away like the former fasteners. About one out of three would strip out half way into the old pressure treated wood. Yes I know that pressure treated wood gets really hard with age and these rafters and such are a good 25 years old. When I say stripping out, I'm...

Worked great

Stainless is the way to go for projects, and these will last forever

Do not recommend!

Torx head strips easily and screw bends. Does not start into wood very well.

Always use it !

i tried using other screws that were not stainless. they all eventually failed to meet my expectations. These will last a lifetime with no signs of failure! a must for outdoor projects!

Good screw, Must do SS in beach area, many strippe

Good screws, these do better than the 1 inch which all seem to strip with star bit. These go it without pilot drilling. Have also used 3 1/2 inch which is good for beach environment.