SA Roofing July 2018 // Issue 102 | Page 18

SPAX – The right screw for every application Universal The surface with high corrosion protection. • Is particularly suited to service class 2 in accordance with Eurocode 5 for open constructions without direct exposure to weather, such as car ports or pergolas • Is free of chrome(VI) and far more environmentally-friendly than conventional surfaces, both during manufacturing and usage • Is abrasion-proof and more mechanically resistant • Complies with RoHS - EC Directive 2002/95/EC „Restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances“ • Complies with REACH - Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 „Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals“ Construction Application • Construction: for screwing together battens and squared timbers • Stairway construction: for fixing treads and risers to the stringer Features • Washer head • Partial thread • WIROX Advantages • Better tightening of connections also of warped boards • Significantly better corrosion protection compared with conventional coatings • No pre-drilling (wood-dependent) Outdoor Decking Application • Particularly suitable for outdoor wooden decking Features • Stainless steel A2 or A4 • Small cylindrical head • Fixing thread Faitsch Products Advantages • CUT point* • Fixing thread holds the wooden decking boards securely in place on the substructure • Permanent corrosion protection • Easy fastening, even in hardwood.* * Predrilling, using a SPAX step drill is recommended in hardwoods. Distributor for Southern Africa 20 van der Berg Crescent Gants Centre- Strand 7140 Tel.: 086 000 4126 · Fax: 086 567 1100 [email protected] · www.fixtec.co.za