Screw has become one of the most commonly used building materials. Both in the construction of residential, cafe, to office buildings. From the interior and exterior, we often find this nail substitute material to install panels such as ceilings, wall partitions, drywall, to cladding walls. The widespread use of screws is inseparable from several aspects of their superiority compared to nails. Especially in terms of strength when applied.

There are several things that make screws considered stronger and not easily bent when applied. One of them is the carbon content in the screw-making steel. The higher the carbon content in steel as the main ingredient for making screws, the stronger the result. Its nature becomes increasingly hard and difficult to bend.

"You can see from its appearance, drywall screws are generally dark in color. This indicates the carbon content in them. This makes the screw not easily bent or worn out," said Naryo, Team Support PT. Jayabrix Indonesia, Monday (6/12/2021).

Because of its use to attach building materials such as cement board to an iron frame, the sharpness of the screw tip is very important. Just like nails, nails with blunt ends will no longer be useful. The difference is that the screw contains higher carbon, making the tip less blunt when it penetrates the material. Even if the material is iron.

"Another difference, the screw is not beaten like a nail. Instead it is threaded, so the risk of bending or blunt ends is not as big as nails," he added.

This also makes the screw reusable. This is because when the screw is released by threading in the opposite direction, it does not suffer significant damage. Meanwhile, nails, when pulled out, often experience bending. Nails that have been bent, of course, will reduce its quality when reused.

Screws also minimize damage to the material when installed. Often we feel anxious when we want to nail the edge of a material. Because the edges are at risk of cracking when nailed. This will not happen if we use a screw. Again, the existence of a thread to the pointy end of the screw makes it easy for the screw to penetrate the material without potentially damaging it.

The screw installation results are neater and stronger. After being installed, the screw head can be closed using a cornice before being painted as desired. As a result, there are no longer visible screws on the ceiling, drywall, wall cladding, or room partitions. So that the house looks neater and more beautiful

"Because of that, for the installation of drywall, house ceilings, room partitions, and cladding walls, many people prefer screws," he said.

Because of these advantages, the demand for screws by the public and housing developers is increasing every year. This is inseparable from the desire of the community and housing developers to make their buildings stronger and look beautiful.