Over time decks can shift and if it shifts away from the home a nail won't hold the weight of the deck. Nails don't have teeth like a lag bolt which is the recommended way of securing a deck to a ...

Inspectors believe rusted nails led to a deadly incident at a Galveston beach house. Here's what we know about how the deck collapsed and how to prevent yours from doing the same.

EMERALD ISLE Rusted nails on the deck of a beachfront home gave way Saturday, causing part of it to collapse and injuring 24 people who had gathered for a family photo, according to preliminary ...

My stainless-steel nails cost $500 a box," he said. "So, that difference is why people are sparing that stainless steel, and ten years later, their whole deck's coming apart." ...

EMERALD ISLE, N.C. -- Nails deteriorated by years of exposure to the sand, salt and moisture from the ocean gave way, causing a deck collapse that hurt 24 people as they posed for a picture at a ...

A deck that fell off of a Tinley Park townhome Saturday and sent 10 senior citizens to the hospital with minor injuries was determined to have been secured to the brick building with nails instead ...

Authorities say the nails holding the floor of a deck gave way, causing a family posing for a picture to fall about 10 feet at a North Carolina beachfront rental home.