Installation Guide

DECKING INSTALLATION : INFINITY I-SERIES®
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 ThisinstallaonguideisintendedonlyforI-Series.The
 personusingtheseguidelinesshouldalreadyhavea
 generalunderstandingofdeck-buildingpracces.Decks
 mustbebuiltinaccordancewithallrelevantbylawsand
 buildingcodes.
 Itistheresponsibilityoftheinstallertomeetallcodeand
safety requirements, and to obtain all required building
 permits.Thedeckandrailinginstallershoulddetermine
 andimplementappropriateinstallaontechniquesfor
 eachinstallaonsituaon.FortressBuildingProductsand
 itsdistributorsshallnotbeheldliableforimproperor
 unsafeinstallaons.Theseguidelinesaredesignedtoassist
 youwithI-Seriesinstallaonandadviseyouontheunique
 installaonrequirementsforthisproduct.
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 • JoistspacingforI-Seriesprolescanbeupto16” 
 [406.5mm]O.C.inmostresidenalapplicaons.Exceeding
 thislengthcanjeopardizetheperformanceofyourdeck.
 • Doublejoistsshouldbeusedatallbujoins.Ensurethat
 hiddenfastenersareinstalledwithin1”[25.5mm]ofthe
 endoftheI-Seriesdeckingboard.
 • Breaker-boardsrunningperpendiculartootherdecking
 Boardsshouldbeusedatbujoinstoassistwith
  controllingtheexpansionandcontraconofI-Series
  decking.Top-xedboardsshouldbefastenedatexactly
1-3/16”[30mm]fromanyedgeoftheboard.
 • Expansiongapsareneededatbothends.Toallowfor
  thematerialtonaturallyexpandandcontractwithout
  anyissue.
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