Fallon
Super Member
Put a construction or deck screw in a vice & hit it on the side with a hammer. Then do the ame to a nail. The nail will bend, the screw snaps. Code usually specifies nails for framing due to earthquakes & the like. Your fastener may get mangled but will hold. At least that's what I've been told. The harder the fastener the more brittle it usually becomes.
In general fancy expensive fasteners can only survive if they are that much faster & easier to install that they save on the labor to install them. Seems to be plenty thar are surviving.
In general fancy expensive fasteners can only survive if they are that much faster & easier to install that they save on the labor to install them. Seems to be plenty thar are surviving.