I've just been looking at the Kreg Deck jig being advertised on Lee
Valley's website.
http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=65628&cat=51&ap=1
I was wondering about fastening deck boards as demonstrated by this
jig. For those of you experienced with building decks, would the
screws need to be inserted on both sides of a deck board, (assuming
there's just enough room for screws to be inserted on a 45 degree
angle both edges) or just on one edge? And if it is just one edge for
fastening down a deck board, wouldn't there be a tendency for the
opposite unfastened edge to rise or perhaps cup over time?
Thanks
On Thu, 03 Jun 2010 05:28:57 -0400, Upscale <[email protected]>
wrote:
>I've just been looking at the Kreg Deck jig being advertised on Lee
>Valley's website.
>http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=65628&cat=51&ap=1
>
>I was wondering about fastening deck boards as demonstrated by this
>jig. For those of you experienced with building decks, would the
>screws need to be inserted on both sides of a deck board, (assuming
>there's just enough room for screws to be inserted on a 45 degree
>angle both edges) or just on one edge? And if it is just one edge for
>fastening down a deck board, wouldn't there be a tendency for the
>opposite unfastened edge to rise or perhaps cup over time?
>
>Thanks
This web page.
http://www.kregtool.com/Deck-Jig-Prodview.html
Has a video showing installing screws on the inside of the deck board,
at about the 27 second mark, as well as the outside. Also has a link
to the printed guide included with the jig, which shows the screws
installed on both sides.