- When starting the decking, start from the wall and work out. Choose a good straight stick of timber as this will be set like a straight edge and all the following boards will then be pulled to that board.
- Use the Deck-Max™ Item No. DM 110 it will CounterBore tool to cut the perfect hole in diameter and depth then use the Deck-Max™ Item No. DM 114 screw & Plug Kit - it fits perfectly into the prepared hole leaving approx.. 1 mm proud and you then trim the top with a wide sharp chisel.
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Wood Plug Kit
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Do we need to change the construction process to use Deck-Max™?
- NO - Deck-Max™ as a fixing system and does not require any changes to the structure.
- The sub-structure should be built as per the normal building code for your particular job.
- The Deck-Max™ fixing simply allows you to fix the board in a secret fashion and have no nail heads or screw heads on the top surface of your deck.
- It should be noted that you can start from the wall/house and work out verses some who work from the outside back, the deck layout and design often dictates this process. When working from the wall / house out, you may choose if possible to leave the joists + 100mm long and then trim back to a full board OR trim a board in to the house or where the decking boards finish.