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TimberTech.com SS_FASTENERS
Decking Fasteners
Hidden Fasteners for Full Profile Deck Boards
• Can be used on the entire deck surface, including stairs
and perimeters, where other hidden fasteners cannot
• Strongest hidden fastener connection offered by TimberTech
• Features a high-quality, ACQ approved, specialty deck screw with a
TORX
®
ttap
®
drive system
• Plugs are made from TimberTech decking to hide the fastener
• Color-matched plugs offered in all TimberTech collections and colors
(excluding the scalloped Terrain
™
, Prime+, and Prime Collection
boards)
• Collated plugs with pre-aligned grain pattern provide 50% faster
installation available in all 6 Vintage Collection
®
colors as well as Slate
Gray and Brownstone from the Harvest Collection
Available in:
• 100 ln. ft. - TimberTech PRO and EDGE only (224 carbon steel screws,
300 plugs, 2 setting tools)
• 100 sq. ft. - TimberTech AZEK only (350 carbon steel screws,
400 plugs, 3 setting tools)
• 300 sq. ft. - TimberTech AZEK only (1050 carbon steel screws,
1200 plugs, 6 setting tools)
Cortex
®
Hidden Fastener
Compatible with all full profile TimberTech Decking Lines.
• Cortex plugs made from AZEK Decking
• TORX
®
ttap
®
drive system
• ACQ approved
Available in:
• 100 sq. ft. (365 2” carbon steel screws, 400 plugs, 3 TORX
ttap driver bits)
• Sharp point for a fast, easy start that doesn’t require pre-drilling
• Unique geometry to minimize “pig tail” on the side of the board
• Stainless steel to resist screw shear
• Use the SIDELoc Guide to drive screws to the perfect depth and
create automatic ⁄” board spacing
• Compatible with narrow, standard, and wide width decking
Available in:
1⁄” 304 Stainless Steel
• 100 sq. ft. (350 screws, 1 driver bit)
• 200 sq. ft. (700 screws, 2 driver bits)
• 500 sq. ft. (1750 screws, 2 driver bits)
2⁄” 316 Stainless Steel
• 100 sq. ft. (350 screws, 1 driver bit)
• 200 sq. ft. (700 screws, 2 driver bits)
• 500 sq. ft. (1750 screws, 2 driver bits)
SIDELoc
™
Guides
• 3⁄”, 5⁄”, 7⁄” Extension
Cortex
®
Hidden Fastener for Cladding Applications
Only compatible with full profile deck boards from the TimberTech AZEK Capped Polymer Decking Line
SIDELoc
™
Hidden Fastener
Only compatible with full profile deck boards from the
TimberTech AZEK Capped Polymer Decking Line
Cortex is a registered trademark of OMG, Inc.
Cortex
®
Hidden Fastener for MAX
Only compatible with TimberTech MAX deck boards
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• 305 stainless steel
• Collated plugs with pre-
aligned grain pattern
• ACQ Approved
• TORX® ttap® Drive System
Available in:
• 100 sq. ft. (350 stainless
steel screws, 400 plugs, 3
setting tools)