- 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.
Isle Of Coll
Coll is an island situated west of the Isle of Mull in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Coll is understood for its sandy beaches, which rise to form large sand dunes, for its corncrakes, as well as for Breacachadh Castle. It remains in the council area of Argyll as well as Bute. Coll has to do with 13 miles (20 km) long by 3 miles (5 kilometres) vast and has a population of around 150. Coll's sandy beaches rise to create large dune. The acme on Coll is Ben Hogh in the mid west of the island, a ridge with 2 tops running NW/SE, which increases initially to a height of 104 metres (341 feet) with a triangulation column, and also to 106 metres (348 feet) 450 metres (492 yd) to the southeast. In the 2011 census, the island's population was recorded as 195, standing for a boost over the previous decade of almost 19%.