Mdf Screws Or Nails. Nails are more popular amongst the carpenters as they are easy to work with it. However, when strength is more concern, you need to use screws. Our high density moisture resistant mdf is made to last making it even more cost efficient than ever before.
Nails are more popular amongst the carpenters as they are easy to work with it.
If you apply enough shear force to the side of a while screws are better fasteners when grip strength is needed and nails the best fastener for when shear strength is needed, either one will work. Screws or scrails will give you the best long term hold for subflooring. Screws are actually pretty brittle compared to nails. If you do it right, they're not coming apart for sure. But which method is best? I would lean heavily in the direction of stripping to the studs and then attaching the mdf to the studs, but that's making the assumption that the mdf is of some reasonable thickness. Spax mdf screws have a special design to prevent splitting the medium density fiberboard (or usually known as mdf). Nails are best for some things, screws for others.