Arbordeck: Trex Transcend Composite Decking - How To Install

trex deck boards can either be secret fixed or face fixed with a suitable screw this deck is a mixture of both the bulk of the deck is secret fixed for a screwless finish with the parameter board face fixed to enable us to have a picture frame effect gapping is very important to a drainage and airflow you should use a 5 millimeter gap at the end of every board and a 6 millimeter gap at the side of every board the 6 millimeter side to side gap is automatically provided if you use the secret fixing system the real beauty of the system is how simple it is to use the universal clip traps two boards together when you screw the clip downwards into the joist you should use one clip over every joint it's advisable to partially install the universal clip along a row allowing you to easily fix the adjoining board when you get to the next row it's important that you fix the end of each board with a secret fixing clip please don't span the ends of two boards with only one fixing if necessary add a piece of timber to ensure you can fix the end clip properly at this point you can see how to revisit a row to tighten up the universal fasteners you can also secret fix the outside row of your grooved edge board the starter clip is right angled and screws directly into the joist you then offer up the deck boards to the clips Trek's offers matching fascia boards for each of its transcend colors it's advisable to pre-drill these fascia boards before fixing them to your day as you can see here adding a parameter board can give a really attractive picture frame effect finish deck will be extremely durable and hard-wearing drinks like red wine easily wash off with the boards also proving very difficult to skill

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Keywords: trex, secret fix, hidden clip, decking, deckboard, garden

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Length: 3min 19sec (199 seconds)

Published: Tue Jan 28 2014