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  • Colin Hunt August 18, 2014 at 6:17am

    Screws every time for me.

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    James Brett August 18, 2014 at 6:54am
    Seriously? There are so many variables with this question!!!

    But generally screws as they are easier to remove and won't work loose
  • Green Hand August 18, 2014 at 7:30am
    Timber tends to shrink and expand during the course of a year, this can force nails to pop out and be raised on the timber profile .
  • Colin Hunt August 18, 2014 at 8:13am
    Garden Force has a lot to answer for - nail-gunning a deck in an hour and a half was Tommy's specialty!

    Green Hand said:
    Timber tends to shrink and expand during the course of a year, this can force nails to pop out and be raised on the timber profile .
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    Neal Barker @ Etesia uk August 18, 2014 at 11:23am

    using a nail gun only with ringshank nails then i would choose nails as you can set the hight leaving a nice flat finish

    screws will hold that bit better but you have the head showing and it can tripple fit time

    its all each to there own on this i think


    must add that i have seen others use long brads which if this is the nail your on about its a 100% no to
  • Kieran Ray August 18, 2014 at 11:46am
    We always screw, less chance of failure.
  • Benedict Simmons August 18, 2014 at 9:40pm

    Screws every time for me.

  • Neil Petrie BSc Landscape Mgt August 18, 2014 at 9:46pm
    Must experienced landscapers here have seen the effect of the sun drying and warping deck boards - very few nails will hold this amount of pressure. It has to be screws every time. You will soon triple your time going back to re-screw once nailed boards have popped.
  • MWJONES August 18, 2014 at 10:03pm
    Screw!
  • Lawncare-4u.co.uk August 19, 2014 at 11:16pm

    ive just seen some great usa light brown screws :) laarrvellly decking colour , not noticable i bet hardly.

    we have used green - outdoor screws for years ...

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