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Best Deck Screw? GRK vs SPAX, Grip Rite, Deckmate, WoodPro, FastenMaster, Deck Plus, Eagle Claw

Jan 2022 · 19 min · 11 products tested

His winner

Grip Rite

It had the best average finish and top performance in shear load and holding strength

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Results, round by round

Drive Torque

Lower is better, in inch pounds
  1. 1Velocity12inch poundsAmazon
  2. 2WoodPro13inch poundsAmazon
  3. 3GRK13.7inch poundsAmazon
  4. 4PowerPro14.7inch poundsAmazon
  5. 5DeckMate15inch poundsNo link
  6. 6Deck-Drive15.7inch poundsNo link
  7. 7FastenMaster16.7inch poundsAmazon
  8. 8Deck Plus16.7inch poundsAmazon
  9. 9Grip Rite17inch poundsAmazon
  10. 10Eagle Claw17.3inch poundsAmazon
  11. 11SPAX18inch poundsAmazon

Installation Speed

Lower is better, in s
  1. 1Deck-Drive0.7sNo link
  2. 2WoodPro0.88sAmazon
  3. 3PowerPro1sAmazon
  4. 4Velocity1.04sAmazon
  5. 5GRK1.04sAmazon
  6. 6Grip Rite1.07sAmazon
  7. 7SPAX1.09sAmazon
  8. 8Eagle Claw1.23sAmazon
  9. 9DeckMate1.46sNo link
  10. 10Deck Plus1.53sAmazon
  11. 11FastenMaster1.97sAmazon

Shear Strength

Higher is better, in lb5 of 11 products have agreed numbers, so no leader is marked
  1. 1Grip Rite2,026lbAmazon
  2. 2Deck Plus1,952lbAmazon
  3. 3DeckMate1,904lbNo link
  4. 4GRK1,706lbAmazon
  5. 5SPAX1,660lbAmazon

Everything he tested

Results were read from the video's captions by two AI models, and only the numbers both agree on and that he says out loud are shown. Some results appear only on screen in the video. Check the video before you buy.