Installation Guide

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HOW TO INSTALL DECKING
Installing Angled Deck Boards in Corners
ALWAYS start in corner with a small triangular
piece of decking at 45° and work outwards. Install
Trex Hideaway fasteners 1/2" (1.3 cm) off center
to keep fastener screws in middle of joists.
How to Butt Seams
1. Install 10" - 12" (25.4 cm - 30.5 cm) framing
boards along joists where seams will butt.
2. Place additional fasteners on the adjacent board
over the joist and framing boards where the
seam will be.
3. Put the first board of the seam in place and
secure with fastener.
4. Butt end of second board to first and secure
with fastener.
NOTE: Follow end-to-end gapping specifications on
page 34.
5. Place second set of fasteners on each side of
butt seam for next board.
Routing Square Edge Boards for Trex
Hideaway Fasteners
NOTE: The following Trex Square Edge decking
boards (Trex Transcend®, Trex Enhance®, Trex
Escapes®, Trex Accents®), either 1x6 or 2x6, can
be routed. For Trex Select™ decking, refer to
www.trex.com for more details.
Using a Trex router bit/groove cutter available at
your local Trex dealer:
1. Rout from bottom side of board.
2. Rout the entire length of the board, or at every
intersection where the board is over support
joists.
NOTE: Hidden Fasteners MUST be used at every
joist.
TIPS FOR INSTALLING A TREX HIDEAWAY
®
HIDDEN FASTENING SYSTEM
For Universal
and Stainless
Steel (Universal
shown here)
DECKING BOARD
Shift 1/2"
(1.3 cm)
Universal
Stainless Steel
Decking
board
Decking
board
Stainless Steel
Fastener
Universal Fastener