Timber iQ August- September 2018 // Issue: 39 | Page 13

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
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.
Faitsch Products
Distributor for Southern Africa
20 van der Berg Crescent Gants Centre- Strand 7140 Tel.: 086 000 4126 · Fax: 086 567 1100 info @ fixtec. co. za · www. fixtec. co. za