- If you’ve not got an overhang or it’s a fixed deck, fit starter clips along the outside edge of the frame and secure with screws provided with the composite decking. If you are working with an overhang, put the first board into position not exceeding 25mm. If you’re adding a fascia, put an off-cut of board under the overhang so you know it’ll be flush with the fascia.
- Pre-drill all fixing points, measuring in 30mm from the edge of the board. Secure the board to the joist below with composite decking screws.
- Slide a hidden fastener clip in so it sits within the groove of the deck board. It needs to be in the centre of the joist to keep the boards secure and ensure an expansion gap of 6mm. Tighten the clips until just tight, and repeat so there’s a clip at every joist.
- Add the next board, ensuring that the fastener clips sit within the groove – make sure you don’t force it. Repeat step 3.
- Continue steps 3 and 4 until you’re at the final board, which you should secure in the same way as you did the first.
Canonbie
Canonbie (population 390) is a little village in Dumfriesshire within the local authority location of Dumfries as well as Galloway in Scotland, six miles south of Langholm and two miles north of the Anglo-Scottish border. It is on the A7 road from Carlisle to Edinburgh, as well as the River Esk flows with it. There are frequent referrals in older files to it as Canobie. Canonbie was immortalised in a poem by Sir Walter Scott entitled Marmion. A renowned section covers the exploits of young Lochinvar. Having swiped the hand of the new bride of Netherby Hall, about 3 miles south of Canonbie, the rushing knight is chased with Canonbie, yet makes good his escape.