Installation Guide

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Complete system
Covers 50 square feet of decking
• 5 starter clips
• 
• 90 clips
• 90 screws or 90 pneumatic fasteners
Deck/Contractor pack
Covers 250 square feet of decking
• 450 clips
•  

*Does not include starter or nish clips
*All clips available in stainless steel
Deck Clip Installation Guide
Benets:
• 
• Concealed deck clips allow for an unblemished deck surface
• 
• 

• Limited 30 Year Warranty against loose deck boards
• Available in high strength steel with a patented coating process to resist corrosion or 304 grade stainless steel for
coastal applications
• Approved for ACQ joists and all other PT joists
Starter Clip:
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
supplied. Slide deck board groove into Starter Clip tab.
Finishing Clip:
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the rim joist or with an overhang. The Finishing Clip can be installed
1 of 2 ways:
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
Finishing Clip to the underside of the board, aligning the deck board
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
Finishing Clip to the joist with fasteners supplied.
Butt Joints:
For butt joints that are continuous the length of

to allow for a second clip. If the butt joint is
random, you can secure a second piece of joist

b. Deck boards that overhang the rim joist: leave the last deck

underside of the deck board, leaving the clip slightly away from the
rim joist so when the leg with 2 holes is fastened to the rim joist it
pulls the deck board tight into the clip.
Moistureshield Clip:
If using traditional screws: place the MoistureShield
®
Clip into
the deck board groove and fasten to the joist using the screws

If using pneumatic fasteners: place the MoistureShield Clip into
pneumatic gun and slide the clip into the deck board groove. Fasten
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Installation Tips
To reduce gapping at butt joints, and to limit the movement of
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add two screws placed into the grooves of the deck boards at
the joist location closest to the middle of each deck board. This
helps ensure that the deck boards remain in place and maintain
proper gapping when the boards expand and contract when
temperatures change.