Vinyl Deck Installation

Vinyl deck specifications

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Getting Started

General Installation

Joist Spacing

Ensure that substructure s of sound construction and meets all local building codes
16" centers recommended
24" centers maximum unsupported span
16" centers maximum when laying deck diagonally
Vinyl Deck Plank
Vinyl Deck plank must be screwed to substructure (2 - #8 deck screws per joist)
Screws seat in channel of plank
Align first plank ensuring squareness, then use 1/8" spacer to gap adjacent planks
Do not attempt to nail or glue plank to substructure
QuickDrive screw gun available for ease of installation
4" maximum plank overhang from edge of substructure
When btting two planks together, the seam must be on a joise (preferrable double joist)
Fill Piece
Press fill place into the entire length of each channel of deck plank to conceal the screws
(Press in leading edge and then slide along with block of wood for remainder of length)
it is not necessary for ends of fill piece to coincide with plank ends (can be spliced)
End Cover
Attach end cover to any open pland ends using end cover fasteners
Drill 1/4" hole at 1 foot increments (or every 2nd pland), then insert fastners
Plank must overhang substructure by at lease 1 - 1/2" to attach end cover
To create an L-channel for covering corners or ends, remove a leg by cutting with a utility knife