The Easy As 1-2-3 instructions below apply to
decks 40´ in length and smaller. Obtain and use our
Professional Installation Guide for all other decks by
visiting www.LDM.com.
IMPORTANT
COMPOSITE MATERIAL
CONSTRUCTION GUIDE-
LINES EVERY BUILDER
NEEDS TO KNOW.
Edeck’s New Floating Deck System
Controls Natural Expansion and
Contraction.
All composite materials expand and contract with
temperature and moisture changes. Controlling
expansion and contraction in composites is different
from the building methods used in traditional wood
construction. Understanding and following the new
building methods detailed in this guide is the key to a
proper Edeck deck installation.
There are two key differences you need to be aware of:
1. New fastening and trim techniques to control and
conceal expansion/contraction movement.
2. New Post Pocket framing and bracing methods to
ensure post/rail and deck structural integrity.
1. Fastening and Trim
Techniques
Pinning Deck Boards
PINNING simply means using a screw to securely
fasten each deck board to a joist at or near the
center of your deck (specific locations detailed on
pages 8 and 9).
ALL DECK BOARDS MUST BE PINNED. This forces any
thermal expansion toward the edge of your deck and
into the G-Trim where the movement can be hidden
from view.
Patented Quick Clip Fasteners
QUICK CLIPS are both spacer and fastener. They
make it simple to install your deck boards with
craftsman-like precision. Each T-shaped clip is
fastened with a screw at every joist along the length
of your deck boards holding them in place while
allowing each board to expand and contract.
The Proper Way to Tighten
a Quick Clip
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT NOT TO OVERTIGHTEN SCREWS.
Quick Clips should be tightened just to the point
where the clip seats to the joist. Overtightening
could lead to fastener failure (deck board lip could
bow or eventually crack).
READ BEFORE YOU START
Pinning to Ledger Joist
Pinning to Joists
Tightened Correctly
Overtightened
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