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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)




