T thomaslj said:
Just went to Biltema.optimum said:
They recommend filing a damage report.
To compile the cost of the damage, extra work, cost of the substandard screws, etc. Then they will take this centrally & look at possible compensation.
Hope you also file a damage report so they get more such cases.
Stick-builder
· Karlstad
· 287 posts
A friend of mine used Essve deck screws, and a large portion had broken after just the first winter. The hardware store received numerous complaints, but Essve just passed the blame and didn't take any returns, so the hardware store completely removed Essve from their decking screw range.
Now, as I'm building myself, I've only used Gunnebo's stainless steel deck screws. The hardware store had them at a great price too! Some things you simply shouldn't skimp on, especially those exposed to the elements.
Now, as I'm building myself, I've only used Gunnebo's stainless steel deck screws. The hardware store had them at a great price too! Some things you simply shouldn't skimp on, especially those exposed to the elements.
You know that not everything is top-notch just because it's expensive, there are many items at Biltema that are equivalent in quality but much cheaper. Take, for example, anchor screws and various other bolts that others have written about, and in many cases, they've been over-torqued. So people who can't read the text description other than labeling something as "pure crap" just because it's from Biltema.
Then one might wonder instead who has the energy to sit down and declare people idiotic with poorly worded and completely irrelevant posts, since, as you've surely read, it's something done in the past and therefore can't be changed now other than by going into the concerned store to return the items and possibly look into replacement claims. But I guess you've never bought "crap" yourself ever, so congratulations that you've never had to undertake similar actions, but please keep such demeaning comments to yourself in the future.
Often they write that the screws follow a norm or standard according to some number, etc.J jani_m70 said:
But WHO checks that they really meet and fulfill the requirements of that norm? No one in many cases.
There is no shortcut to quality, unfortunately. I tried Byggmax decking screws when my Essve ran out and it was Sunday (everything except Byggmax is closed), but those broke as well, so I had to go back to Essve again 
Don't know if anyone has brought this up, but I believe it's the timber that's the issue if screws are breaking. Have screwed in hundreds of square meters of decking in recent years, and we almost always use essve C4 on tape, sometimes we use XL screws, can't remember the name. We've never had problems with screws breaking or removing screws after a few years.
Doesn't matter... If it states that the screw should handle certain things, as a consumer you have to rely on that information. It's like buying a car, if I buy a Ford instead of a BMW. Should you assume that the Ford will break down faster just because it's not classed as a "Premium car"? Doesn't matter if you buy screws or roof tiles, etc. You can always get a bad batch, and most likely that's what happened here. I don't know how many hundreds of millions of screws they churn out but they can't all be rubbish.
Wanted to mention that you shouldn't screw together a scaffold but nail it together, the nails usually give a warning before they plan to give up.Fario said:
Mine were purchased in May 2018. In Skåne.G Gersime said:Have exactly the same damn problem, a large number have snapped right off
Bought the screws during the summer. In Gävle.