Timber iQ August - September 2019 // Issue:45 | Page 17

COVER STORY
CATERING FOR THE DECKING
MARKET
The Spax outdoor range is suitable for
professional deck builders and is
equipped with various auxiliary materials.
It is important for the footings and
foundation of a deck to be sturdy.
Sometimes height adjustments and fixing
the foundation and fittings to the ground
may be required. Spax screws offer lift
and free-lift solutions which help ensure
that a stable deck is built. The Spax pads
offer more comfort, and serve as an
alternative for levelled concrete. The
rubber pads are also able to keep rising
damp at bay.
Another decking product from Spax is
the Tape87, which is used in terrace
construction and sticks onto the
horizontal surface. The tape is made from
a low-density polyethylene self-adhesive,
and as such, the tape requires no use of
hammering and nails.
Upon the completion of the footing
and foundation, the wooden planks then
need to be installed. For straight and
consistent distance between the planks,
Spax has developed the Kaiman Pro for
aligning warped decking boards, and
spacers to keep the same distance
between the planks.
The actual screw connection is also a
critical procedure where precision is
crucial, since mistakes sooner or later, will
lead to shakes, cracks and other problems
in the decking. The two-step drill provides
A T-Star plus head
makes turning
the screw easy.
Spax’s milled end tapered square cut point 4CUT makes pre-
drilling unnecessary in most of woods.
below the Torx drive. The T-Star Plus provides a superior
guidance of the screw, especially if one is working
overhead. In addition, the colour codes of the bits ensure a
fast and easy allocation of the tool to the screw.
The milled end tapered square cut point 4CUT makes
pre-drilling unnecessary. It also prevents the splitting of
wood. For example, like a serrated knife, the typical ground
serrations to the point of the screw ensure a fast and steady
connection to the wood and pulls the screw without effort
into the material.
When the screw penetrates the wood, the multi-head
strikes its effect of milling flush and neat countersunk into
the wood. When fixing metal onto wood, the brakes feature
comes into operation. Immediately after the bottom side of
the multi-head meets the metal part, the screw stops and
does not allow them to overturn.
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Tape87 is ideal for terrace construction.
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