Twenty years ago choosing a deck fastener was easy decking was wood and we nailed it down figure 1.
Blind nailing deck boards.
Wood chisel into the joist and tight to the edge of the deck board with the bevel facing you.
Start nails into the deck board.
Tongue and groove boards are blind nailed.
Trex hideaway hidden fastening system.
Camo hidden deck fastening system.
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Pull back on the chisel until the deck board is tight to your spacer and drive the nails.
Step 2 predrill using the eb guide drill guide.
When using grooved edge boards our hidden deck fastening system installs between the deck boards fastening them to the joists with no visible deck screw heads on the walking surface.
The only place that didn t work was when they got over to the last board had to face screw that one.
Im putting in a cedar deck for someone and they want me to use the blind nailing method.
This system uses the camo marksman tool to install deck screws at an angle into the side of the deck board to create a fastener free floor surface.
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Brackets into the bottoms of the deck boards.
The nail is driven at about a 45 degree angle into the tongue of the board.
For a smooth fastener free deck surface use fiberon for a smooth fastener free deck surface use fiberon armorguard hidden fasteners with grooved deck boards.
The camo system can be used for all types of composite pvc or solid wood decking materials and comes with a limited lifetime warranty.
Glue a decking plug in the hole.
Install first board by applying construction adhesive and screwing and countersinking directly into the face of the deck board and into the joist.
In pursuit of the perfect deck all trex decking lines come with a hidden installation option.
Ive used the trex version which was pretty good but whats out there for cedar.