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How much time does it take?

  • Faster than pre-drilling and screwing a deck
  • Faster than pre-drilling and hand nailing
  • Not faster than a nail gun, but the damage done by the gun is terrible--boards get split and cracked, the wood gets water in and starts to rot.
  • Time is relevant to your choice of timber, fixings and in particular the skill level of the installer. Time lines also depend on the layout of the deck area, and more importantly how many men are on the job working and how good the team works together
  • By using the Deck-Max™ Pro biscuit and the End match connector our contractors are laying up to 45 sqaure metres a day.
  • Two options - Fastest Option - Pre-Grooved – You can choose decking boards and have them pre-grooved to Deck-Max™ specifications – this is by far the fastest and actually the most cost efficient. This way simply lay the board and fix.
  • OR . . .
  • Biscuit cut preparation – You use a biscuit cutting tool to cut a [Kerf] lateral cut into the side of the board – This is done at intervals that match where the board will lay and intersect with the joist.
  • If your carpenter or decking company had traditionally pre-drilled and screwed the boards then time is around the same or faster as biscuit cutting.
  • If you choose the pre-grooved option then Deck-Max™ will be a lot faster than drilling and screwing – Or drilling and nailing.
  • If the company uses a nail gun then Deck-Max™ will take more time – however, you achieve the perfect finish by using Deck-Max™. TIME = QUALITY especially when you have spent all that money on the decking material to start with. This also provides longer life to your investment with the capacity to sand the deck at any time as you have no nail heads or screw heads to stop the full sand. Imagine after 5 years you finally decide to sell your house and the deck looks terrible because you have neglected it – DO NOT WORRY – simple floor sand the deck and re oil it and it is as good as the day you laid it – and becomes a selling feature of the home.
  • The Deck-Max™ system will end up being faster and less expensive for the trade person. By using the Deck-Max™ system you use a lot less fixings compared to nails or screws.
  • Like all changes – from the old way to the new way – it takes a little bit to adjust to a new system and to have all the right tools like the Deck-Max™ floor clamps and to be well organised with good systems. Please just ask your contractor to do it and both of you will be happy in the end – be prepared that a lot of contractors will want to do it the old way. Please ask Deck-Max™ for recommended contractors who will happily use the Deck-Max™ system.