Fence Going up... Compressor & Air Nailer Question

[MikePA]

<font color="blue"> Screws may be slow, but I think I am boing to give them a shot. </font>
I used McFeely's Square Drive stainless steel screws on my fence. Much nicer than using philips head and having the bit round off the head of the screw plus the square drive let me place the screw on the end of the bit and drive them in. In the 1,122 screws I put in, I broke one square drive bit (didn't have it completely in the screw) and rounded off less than 10 screws. FWIW, I have a full head coil nail gun and a Paslode cordless, clip head nail gun. I still went with screws.

 

[HammerFour]

I would vote for screws, I like the green coated ( porcelain or ceramic coating I think ) deck scews that come with the blue bits in the boxes. The blue bit is a large phillips bit but you can also drive them with a square bit as well.

This is for 2x6 fencing for corral for cows and horses. I used an air nailer on parts of it, when those boards get knocked down I put them back up with the screws, they hold much better.

I don't countersink them at all, just screw them in barely flush.

One thing I do it put a screw in each post at the height of the bottom of the board, then pick the board up and set it on the screws, then put a screw in, take out the screw supporting the board and put it in as well. That helps me a lot when repairing fence by myself.

 

[_RaT_]

I have a great lightweight 120 volt screw guns that will sink, flush or set the screws slightly proud if desired. It works beautifully. One for sheetrock type work and one for deck type work. I also find McFeellys screws top notch. Home Depot deck screws would be fine too. They sell the combo phillips/square drive screws in my neck of the woods.