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Posted by John McGaw on April 28, 2007, 1:30 pm
marson wrote:
> I'm about to put a deck down for a customer using 3/4" ipe. I'm
> thinking of trying hidden deck fasteners. Does anyone have any
> experience with these they'd like to share? How much extra labor was
> it, and did you get squeaks, etc? I'm looking at the ebty system--
> basically a bisquit that gets screwed to the joists. I see some
> sysems out there that don't look like they'd work with 3/4". Others
> that look like a ton of extra labor. Thanks in advance
>
I used the Eb-Ty fasteners to build a small deck (6 X 9) with composite
decking over a PT frame. It worked easily enough and I don't think that
it took more than 15 minutes to get a rhythm down and start moving at
speed I'd usually get from normal screw-down. I believe that using ipe
one is supposed to pre-drill for screw holes so the Eb-Ty fasteners
might not be any slower even from the beginning. The only slight PITA in
the whole process was the stainless trim-head screws are a bit more
touchy than larger screws but using a proper screw lubricant on them
probably would have taken care of that.
I'd certainly use this system again and when I build the larger deck at
the end of the house I'll certainly use it again if something better
hasn't come along.
--
John McGaw
[Knoxville, TN, USA]
http://johnmcgaw.com
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