Trex Hidden Fasteners

Kept talking for 4 mins, then the hand blocked the camera and cameraman missed the install step….

Obvious he’s a weekend warrior, the screws are made of aluminum and Not stainless and more obvious errors

The gap between the boards is too wide. What other way can be done without using the hidden fasteners. Is it just the composite screws and colour plugs?

What is the pirpose of the gap between boards? Can we close it?Or any solution?

What size screws do you use?

Are t-clip fasteners a standard size?

I knew he was trouble when I saw the dewalt drill

for calculation purposes, what is the gap left by the Trex fastener?

And the head of the cheap ass screw breaks right off 😁

That spacing sucks! My shoe heel could get caught in that space!

I have a problem. My first deck board at the edge is coming loose, how do I stop the first one which is furthest from the wall to stay in place.

trex makes a holder tool for installing the fasteners, it works great & sets them square and plume and has a grip for pulling decking
boards togather

Poor audio, not a professional installation; ends exposed is a mistake

Thanks for the vid! Not sure why all the dumb questions here. Hopefully mine is more intelligent -> how did you do the last row against the house?

Did you have any problems with the size of your boards? I had 34 boards of the Rocky Harbor. My deck framing was measured exactly for that many boards. I ended up 1.25 inches short. I measured again afterwards and the framing was perfect. I measured some of the boards and they were about a 1/16 of an inch smaller than 1.5 inches. This added up over time and caused me to have a big gap by the house. A 1.5 inch gap is really hard to fill with a small piece. The spacers themselves seemed to be fine. It was the boards themselves.

Putting in screws suck. Use the clips

Trex does make a router bit if you want to add a groove to a board that doesn't have one. I didn't use it, but it's an option.

What’s with the gloves lol

Never trust a guy wearing surgical gloves, new hammer, new tape, and new impact to tell you how to build whatever you’re doing

I have leadvision system. There's 4 different clips for different spots. Can't make heads or tails of it

Who in the Hell wears latex gloves doing carpenter work ? Those first two boards were not even, surely Im not the only one that saw that......

One other tool.knee pads for my old man body

What did you use for the joist tape and where to buy in Ontario?

Most important part you hide (accidentally) with your hand...what's the meaning of video

Why are you wearing gloves?

These are great until the trex board starts to warp. They’ll start pulling back and eventually come undone.

Also can you go back and tighten the screws?

Yes whats the strip on joist ?

Gave up on these clips and went to Camo Edge Clips. A bit more expensive, but they install much quicker and are more durable.

Very clear explanation, quick and to the point..got it!...thanks a bunch for uploading this video..

This is not as easy as it seems. The spacers are hard to insert and the boards are never straight.

They also make a tool called a camo to do this. There's one for $20 & they make one for $178.

What is the distance between your two joists

If your impact don't snap those screws then something is wrong with it. Seriously, the hidden fasteners hold well but the screws snap easy. DO NOT use an impact on them. I snug them with my drill on low setting then give it a 1/4 hand twist.

What have you laid on top of the joists and under the decking?

Gotta do something about that wind. Otherwise simple info.
How is the end of the decking capped off from that ugly finish?

Nice vid, never used these clips before so came to check.
Not suppose to use that joist skin on pvc products though. Causes a chemical reaction that breaks down the plastic.
Even says it on the package.

Yeet