How To Install Decking With Hidden Fixings

More and more people are realising the benefits of fitting their deck with hidden fixings.  An option that allows you to have a flawless, clean surface to your deck without any visible screw or nail holes, hidden fixings really are worth the effort and expense.  What’s more, decking fitted with this type of fixing means that you don’t have a surface punctuated by screw or nail holes that little fingers can get trapped in makes this a really family friendly option.  Add to these benefits the fact that hidden fixing is widely recognised as being faster than screw down; it allows you to sand your deck without worrying about protruding screw or nail heads and it means the wood can expand and contract without restriction and you start to see why so many people are turning to this option.

There are various hidden fixing options available for installing your decking, at Wood and Beyond, we offer a couple of hidden fixing decking clips.  Which option you choose will depend on your budget, the end look you’re hoping for and what type of decking you’re going to install, but much of the success of the installation of your deck will be in the preparation.  Making sure your joists are completely level and correctly spaced will not only make your deck installation process easier, it’ll mean that the end result will look much neater and will last longer.

When it comes to using the Decking Clips for Iroko Hidden Fixing Boards we have on our website, it’s a straightforward case of inserting one side of the fixing into the tongue of your deck board, screwing the fixing to your joist and then sliding the next deck board into place.  The fixations are designed to ensure perfect and uniform spacing in your decking.  Choosing this way of fixing your deck means that you don’t have any unsightly nail or screw holes on the surface of your deck to spoil the look.  It also means that when you come to sand your deck in the future that you’ll be able to do so in complete confidence that you won’t be constantly changing your sandpaper because you’ve sanded over a raised nail or screw.

If you choose the Decking Clips for Ipe Hidden Fixing Boards that you’ll find on our website, again you’ll achieve a perfectly uniform and clean look to your deck.  With this option, what you need to do is fit the clip into the tongue of the decking board and then screw the fixation through the decking board and into the joist at a 45-degree angle.  Once your screw is in place, you’ll be able to slide your next board into place neatly and you know that it’ll be perfectly spaced.

Irrespective of which hidden fixing you choose, you can be sure you’ll end up with a completely distraction-free deck surface that will look good for years to come and will be the envy of all your neighbours and friends.