Here’s why Spax screws are my go-to fastener

On the 3rd Day of 12 Tools of Christmas

Versatile Spax screws get the job done.

Tool? Not exactly. But if you define a “tool” as something that solves problems, well Spax screws fit the bill. 

I use #10 x 3-inch HCRx screws by the 20-pound bucket load. They’re great for wood-to-wood connections, but unlike any other screw I’ve used they’re also suitable for wood-to-concrete applications. And they work better at that than any other screw I have used. 

The reasons I lavish upon them are in this video, which says exactly what I’m saying here.

Which Spax screw for which DIY job?

Fill your screw box with different sized Spax multi-material construction screws and you’ll have go-to fasteners for all kinds of stuff from DIY to remodeling to repairs. And they make the work easier, connections better.

For example, Spax Unidrive Pan Head screws are the oddball go-to. The serrated threads will cut and hold in different materials and the pan-head sits flush to the surface of what you’re fastening to. I love this style screw for anything from making things in the shop to setting electrical boxes to strap hinges on panel doors…We also used the pan-head screws and jobsite pocket holes to assemble and build bunk beds. I can go on. Trust me, you’ll find uses.

And then there’s the Unidrive flatheads. These are the workhorse. From 3/4-inch top 3 1/2-inches these Spax screws rock inside and outside the house anywhere you need screws to grab, sink, and not split the lumber. And drive like a boss.

In zinc, yellow zinc or Spax’s HCR (high corrosion resistance, e.g pressure treated lumber for deck building) these bad boys cut their way into material like a boss. Finicky framing in an old house. A new pergola outdoors. Woodworking assemblies. Whatever. They are the reason to throw away the no-name drywall-style screws that do not get the job done anywhere near well.

Maybe I’m not a screw geek. Probably screw-snob is a better term.

From decks to basement renos to everywhere I build, I use them all the time. Get ‘em at The Home Depot.