Simpson Strong-Tie® has re-engineered its popular subfloor screw to reduce driving force and increase installation speed. The new Strong-Drive® WSV Subfloor screw has been developed for fastening subfloor sheathing using the Quik Drive auto-feed screw driving system. This testing indicates that the WSV Subfloor screws have lateral, shear and withdrawal values that exceed those of 10d common nails and diaphragms built with WSV Subfloor screws meet or exceed the strength and stiffness of wood frame diaphragms built with 10d nails. The coating system on the WSVF screws will provide corrosion resistance for use with wood and wood-based materials in dry service where the wood and wood-based materials have treatment retentions typical of AWPA Use Categories 1 to 4A and fire-retardant-treated-wood and wood-based materials that are recognized in an evaluation report where corrosion effects of the fire-retardant chemical are referenced to code prescribed protection systems for carbon steel fasteners.
