Composite decking Clips are an important part of any composite decking installation. They provide a hidden fixing solution and allow people to create beautiful, seamless decks without any visible screws or nails.
In this article, we are going to talk about the types of clips and how to choose the right size of clips to match your composite decking boards.
General
Nowadays, with the popularity of composite decking, more and more people are choosing composite decking(wpc decking) to replace solid treated lumber for their garden decoration or other outside projects. When installing composite decking(wpc decking), the hidden fastener system is more beautiful and easier to maintain than the direct screw-in method, so it has become the choice of most people.
There are two main material types of clips on the market today, one plastic t clips and one stainless steel clips, of which there are many different shapes in different materials.
Plastic T-Clips
The main materials for plastic clips are PP and PA. In comparison, PA also known as Nylon has higher strength and weather resistance and is the preferred choice for plastic clips. The common shape of nylon clips is mainly T-shaped, this shape is very convenient when installing and replacing composite decking with grooves.
Veejoy Outdoor 3 different types of plastic clips
Squared T-clips
Diamond plastic T-clips
Dovetail plastic T-Clips
The plastic T clip produces gap spacing of 5-6 mm after installation, which is suitable for installation in most climatic conditions and leaves room for expansion and contraction of the deck boards, effectively preventing deformation due to thermal expansion and contraction of the deck boards.
Veejoy Outdoor 3 types of stainless steel clips
Classic stainless steel clips
Squared Stainless steel clips
U-Shaped stainless steel clips
The Stainless steel clips usually produce gap spacing of 4-5 mm after installation which is also an easy installation choice for composite decking, the hidden deck fasteners can save time when install the wood plastic decking and the fixings are more durable than plastic clips.
Veejoy Outdoor stainless steel screws
Of course, people will screws to fix the clip, and the best choice for screws are stainless screws, as stainless screws is durable than other material screws when use it outside.
The length of stainless steel screws is highly dependent on where you fixing the clip, the option of the length range of screws are from 25mm to 60mm.
Also the screw head also have different choices, crossed head, squared head, and hexagonal screws can be customized.
For different places we fixed, we also have different screw tips, like self-tapping screws for wooden joist and self drilling screws for steel or aluminium joist.
The importance of the composite decking fasteners
Sell the right clips and screws is just as important as sell good composite decking boards, as the right accessories will make the composite decking project not only look better but also reduce a lot of unnecessary after-sales hassles.
How to choose the right size of clips for composite decking boards?
A=Thickness for clips head
B= Height for clips
C=Width of clips
When you choose the clips for your composite decking business, make sure you have the samples from your supplier or ask your supplier to provide the above 3 data for their decking grooved edges. Normally you just need to consider the data of A and B.
How to Choose the right stainless steel deck screw?
There are few points we need to pay attention to when we choose the screws for decking boards
Length of screw
The length of the screws depends on what joist the boards are installed on top of, if it is a wooden joist we recommend 40-60 mm long screws, which will have a better nail holding ability on the wood. If it is a 25mm or 30mm composite joist, then 30mm-35mm screws is preferred. On the other hand, if stainless steel clips are used, then 25mm screws are suggested for composite joist.
Screw head
The shape of the screw head will determine which driver bit the installer uses to turn the screw which mostly depends on market preferences. For example, if you sell square head screws, then make sure the fitter know it and they can have square driver bit to fit the project.
Screw tip
Self-tapping screws for wooden joists and self-drilling screws for steel or aluminum joists.
Screw colors
For composite decking, the most popular screw colors are black. In some cases, customers will ask for other color screws to match their decking boards. Veejoy Outdoor can provide any color of screws to match the boards.
If you have any other questions about the clips and screws, please feel free to contact us and we will be happy to assist you.
