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Self-drilling metal screws, commonly known as TEK screws<\/strong>, are high-performance fasteners designed to drill, tap, and fasten in a single operation<\/strong>. Featuring a precision-engineered drill-bit point<\/strong>, these screws eliminate the need for pre-drilling, significantly reducing installation time and labor costs while ensuring a strong, secure fixing.<\/h3>\n

Manufactured from high-grade carbon steel or stainless steel<\/strong>, self-drilling screws offer excellent strength, durability, and resistance to wear. The sharp, well-defined threads provide maximum holding power<\/strong> in metal substrates, making them ideal for metal-to-metal and metal-to-wood connections<\/strong>. Depending on application requirements, they are available with various head types<\/strong> such as pan head, wafer head, countersunk (CSK), and hex washer head, allowing flexibility for both structural and finishing work.<\/p>\n

These screws are widely used in gypsum board installation on metal studs<\/strong>, light and heavy steel framing<\/strong>, sheet-metal fixing<\/strong>, HVAC ducting<\/strong>, roofing systems<\/strong>, and cladding applications<\/strong>. For outdoor and moisture-exposed environments, options with zinc plating, phosphate coating, ruspert coating, or EPDM washers<\/strong> are available to provide enhanced corrosion resistance and long-term performance.<\/p>\n

Self-drilling metal screws come in multiple diameters, lengths, and drill-point sizes (TEK #1 to TEK #5)<\/strong>, enabling reliable fastening through different metal thicknesses. Their clean drilling action minimizes material damage, ensures accurate alignment, and delivers a professional, long-lasting finish.<\/p>\n

Overall, self-drilling metal screws are a time-efficient, cost-effective, and dependable fastening solution<\/strong> for construction, interior finishing, and industrial projects where speed, strength, and precision are essential.
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Self-drilling metal screws (TEK screws) are designed to drill and fasten in one step<\/strong>, eliminating the need for pre-drilling. Made from high-quality steel or stainless steel<\/strong>, they provide strong holding power<\/strong>, quick installation, and reliable performance. Ideal for gypsum board, metal framing, sheet metal, roofing, and steel-to-steel applications<\/strong>, with various head types and corrosion-resistant coatings available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2673,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[31],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2672","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-accessories","7":"desktop-align-center","8":"tablet-align-left","9":"mobile-align-left","10":"ast-product-gallery-layout-horizontal-slider","11":"ast-product-gallery-with-no-image","12":"ast-product-single-variable","13":"ast-product-tabs-layout-horizontal","15":"first","16":"instock","17":"taxable","18":"shipping-taxable","19":"purchasable","20":"product-type-variable"},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rukunlava.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/2672","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rukunlava.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rukunlava.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rukunlava.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2672"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rukunlava.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/2672\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rukunlava.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rukunlava.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rukunlava.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=2672"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rukunlava.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=2672"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rukunlava.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=2672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}