***** You should scab on another piece of wood to the joist where you have a butt joint so that both deck board ends have full support.

I’m getting some 5/4x6” decking from HD soon. I looked at it and it’s soaking wet. It’ll shrink like you said, right? So make em tight?

You are exactly correct.

Скорее сомнут доску террасы под верхней резьбой шурупа и доска пойдёт гулять. Kreg надёжнее. Шурупы с двумя резьбами хорошо для тонких досок, при их большом количестве в доске и при дополнительном описании досок на что-то кроме шурупов.

This is exactly what I read happens in some cases.

@@nikki-xc9kh yeah I’d like to see a deck after a few years before I’d want to use them. The screws are just like trim screws that say not to use to fasten deck boards. I guess being at an angle may help but I don’t see them lasting.

In the one side and then the top of the board

From underneath up into it.

L brackets underneath or other hardware from under.

Dufayet R Amozon

Looks like he had a little sprinkle or rain,, just enough to make to tops wet! Just a guess!

Id like to know what you used on the top of your joists to protect? Im looking for an alternative from rubber. Let me know Thx

John C there are other systems that might be less, Kregg jig makes one. I don't believe you can use any other screws with it

thanks for your reply and input. Sad that when a great tool is invented they force you to use their overexpensive custom supplies. Reminds me of the printer Epson which is very cheap and garbage - you can buy the entire printer with all 4 colors for less than what the replacement ink costs.

thanks for the update and the input. Well it for sure looks nice and professional - big difference in the result not seeing the heads at all. As always a better job and quality costs more. I have to pay about 11 cents/screw locally and if you use 1000 for a big deck that is about $110 just in screws. If you want the rustfree those are about 3X more!

yeah everything with better quality has a higher price tag. You're right that it is kind of worth the extra and if you are a pro carpenter you just convnce the customer who pays the bill!

@Moon Pie Think you can buy thinner spacers for the tool.

I've built a lot of pt decks with the marksman pro X-1. The X-1 is a 1/16th inch gap. Works out great. I do make sure my lumber is at 30% moisture or lower. Probably 95% of the pt decks I've done with the camo were 2x6 #1 ground contact rated. I prefer 2x to 5/4 by a long shot. I ease the edges with my router, and use the longer screws. Works fantastic. No issues at all over many years. Been using it since it came out. So idk almost a decade. Really a great system. I try not to do PT decks. But when people want the best look at a cheap price and no decking warranty (per say.... I always give a structural warranty, but that's it on PT), I'll use good quality PT, and use the camo system. I also over frame everything. And never do my deck boards splice at a single joist. I prefer doing feature boards and borders to split long or wide decks. I was very skeptical of the system originally, but this many years later..... Pretty dang good 👍

@@MostlyPeacefulCombatVet Hi, i bought the X-1, but my pt boards which I bought a month earlier seem to have the same width as my old board which I am replacing. So isn't 1/16 gap too small for my case? I checked the moisture by sprinkling water on the board and it doesn't absorb. Thanks!

Nope ……

yes@@jimmygunz6762

Yes you use the 2 3/8 Screws

Steffen Arning It only did that because he wasnt holding the tool in place as he was trying to hold the camera. Ive used the tool on many jobs and even a muppet could use this easily with great results.