Installation Guide
DECKING INSTALLATION : I-SERIES
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Mulple Board Lengths Placed Consecuvely (TOP VIEW)
Expansiongapprovidedforthechangeinlengthofbothboards
Breaker Boards
FIXED
WALL
FIXED
WALL
Expansion Gap
Single Board Lengths
Expansion Gap
Joist
Blocking
Multiple board lengths placed consecutively
Expamsion gap provided for the change in length of both boards.
Expansion Gap
Double joist on butt joins
Expansion Gap
FIXED
WALL
FIXED
WALL
Original length
Code Compliant gap
Code Compliant gap
Maximum allowable expansion point
Code compliance:
When installing against vertical structures, allow for both the code required spacing and the required expansion
gap to ensure board remain code compliant after board expansion.
Fig. 4
Code Compliance
Wheninstallingagainstvercalstructures,allowforboththe
coderequiredspacingandtherequiredexpansiongapto
ensureboardremaincodecompliantaerboardexpansion.
As shown in Fig� 5�
ExpansionGap ExpansionGap
DoubleJoistOnBuJoins
Breaker Boards
FIXED
WALL
FIXED
WALL
Expansion Gap
Single Board Lengths
Expansion Gap
Joist
Blocking
Multiple board lengths placed consecutively
Expamsion gap provided for the change in length of both boards.
Expansion Gap
Double joist on butt joins
Expansion Gap
FIXED
WALL
FIXED
WALL
Original length
Code Compliant gap
Code Compliant gap
Maximum allowable expansion point
Code compliance:
When installing against vertical structures, allow for both the code required spacing and the required expansion
gap to ensure board remain code compliant after board expansion.
Fig. 5
CodeCompliantGapCodeCompliantGap
OriginalLength
MaximumAllowableExpansionPoint
Fixed
Wall
Fixed
Wall
TOP VIEW
INSTALLATION: FASTENING
Installaon Tips:
Nails Fasteners Drill
Fig. 3
Breaker Boards
FIXED
WALL
FIXED
WALL
Expansion Gap
Single Board Lengths
Expansion Gap
Joist
Blocking
Multiple board lengths placed consecutively
Expamsion gap provided for the change in length of both boards.
Expansion Gap
Double joist on butt joins
Expansion Gap
FIXED
WALL
FIXED
WALL
Original length
Code Compliant gap
Code Compliant gap
Maximum allowable expansion point
Code compliance:
When installing against vertical structures, allow for both the code required spacing and the required expansion
gap to ensure board remain code compliant after board expansion.
Single Board Lengths (TOP VIEW)
Fixed
Wall
Joist Blocking
BreakerBoards
ExpansionGap ExpansionGap
Fixed
Wall