I have never used anything but trim head stainless screws for installing Ipe / ironwood decking. Any suggestions on concealed fastners that work and are easy to install?
Pat
I have never used anything but trim head stainless screws for installing Ipe / ironwood decking. Any suggestions on concealed fastners that work and are easy to install?
Pat
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strangely enough, I just answered this for another guy here.
Eb-Ty is the most common hidden system. Some guys report failures and swear off them, others seem to have good luck.
I don't think there is an easy method
Countersink surface screws and glue in plugs would be my choice if I had to go hidden.
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Tiger Claw is one, there is also a rail system that fastens the length of the joists and you fasten on the underside of the decking but the name escapes me.
Deckmaster....stainless steel.....you need clearance
I'm not flippin' you off.........just counting cubits
Your standard of living will eventually diminish to your standard of buying. Think about it.
the op did ask about screwless, though.................Deckmaster is nothing but screws and angled strips
I have used their SS and was completely satisfied with the whole system
I'm not flippin' you off.........just counting cubits
Your standard of living will eventually diminish to your standard of buying. Think about it.
Edited 7/22/2009 4:34 pm by oldbeachbum
If the OP really want's "screwless" then the obvious answer is nails.
As I stood before the gates I realized that I never want to be as certain about anything as were the people who built this place. --Rabbi Sheila Peltz, on her visit to Auschwitz
We've used Deckmasters several times with good results.
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RappahannockINC.com Fredericksburg, VA
sorry I didn't give you this sooner....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leGwvRcYHmY&feature=related
I'm not flippin' you off.........just counting cubits
Your standard of living will eventually diminish to your standard of buying. Think about it.