Installation Guide

INFINITY TECHNICAL GUIDE
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9. PRE-INSTALLATION CHECKLIST!
Bringanyissues,nomatterhowbigorsmall,toyourclient’sattention.Ifyoudonotdiscussissueswiththemtheymaynotbeaware
ofthem.Itisyourresponsibilitytoletthemknowwhatyouarenothappywithasaninstaller.
Note:Makesureyoudiscusswithyourclientwhetherornottheyhavehadorneedtohaveacivilengineerorarchitectcheckthe
site,especiallyonnewbuildingsites,inordertoassesswhetherthegroundhasbeencompactedcorrectlyornotandissuitablefor
deckingorlightconstruction.Haveitcheckedforvariouselementssuchasstormwaterdrainsetc.Checklocalbuildingcodesto
ensureallconformancewithrailingrequirements.
Wehighlyrecommendyouinsistonyourclientgettinganexpertintocheckthesitebeforeconstructionbegins.
Pleasenote:Therearemanywaystobuildandinstallsubstructuresanddecks.Forthepurposeofdemonstratinggoodpractices,
proceduresandskills,wearegoingtouseasingletypeofmaterialinthisguide.Theseguidelinesarenotapplicabletoall
applications.Eachandeveryapplicationneedstobeassessedaccordinglybeforebeginninganyinstallation.Buildingcodesneedto
beadheredtoandallInnityinstallationguidelinesneedtobefollowed.
Ifyouhaveanyquestionsatanystageofyourinstallation,pleasegetintouchwithFortressDeckregardingyourinquiries.
10. HULK HIDDEN CLIP & FASTENERS
Eva-Last
®
hasdevelopedarangeofcompleteanddurablespecializedsystemsthatworktogethertoensurethelongevityandstability
ofthedeck.
-Assessmentofthesiteandarea
- Ground conditions
-Soiltype
-Drainage
-Floodtest/drainage
- Storm water drains
-Wheredoalltheguttersowto?
-Howistheroofpitched?
-Hasthegroundbeencompacted?(Consultwithengineer)
-Willthegroundwashawayorsubside?(Consultwithengineer)
-Exposuretosunlight
-Plants/treesnearthesitethatmayspillsaporresidueontothedeck
10.1 HULK Screws
HULKscrewsweredevelopedusingstateofthearttechnologyandmanufacturingmethods.TheyworkinperfectsynergywithInnity
boardsandweredesignedtodojustthat.Forthebestperformanceandlongestlifespanofourproducts,werecommendedHULK
screwsareusedforallInnityinstallations.
HULKscrewsareanextremelydurableandhardwearingchoiceforoutdoor,corrosion-risk,orlongtermapplications.HULKscrews
useanadvancedbitlocksystemwhichmaximizestorquetransferandextendsthelifeofbitsandscrews.Italsoquickensassembly
time.