Originally Posted by simonkenton7


OK, I give. I have built a lot of decks, but I have never stretched any wire. Hard for me to believe it would bend a 1/2 inch steel bolt.
Dammit we need 1 inch steel bolts!


Not just better bolts, you need real brackets too.

Those 12ga Home Depot Chinese clips are better left on the shelf, they rust away in record time and can be taken out by a mishap with lawn tractor.

Look for something like these, you'll have to pay for them but they take a lot longer to rust away and there is some strength to them too if structural engineering concerns you.

You'd seldom see these used with fencing due to the expense involved but with the decks you mention it's another thing.

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Originally Posted by renegade50
My ignoree,s will never be Rock Stars on 24 hr campfire.....Like me!!!!

What are psychotic puppet hunters?