How to Fasten Trex Enhance® Decking | Trex Academy

Key moments in this video:
00:00 Intro
1:00 Positioning the First Deck Board
3:08 Notching Around Guardrail Posts
7:58 Fastening the First Deck Board
9:27 Installing Trex Hideaway Hidden Fasteners
12:01 Final Boards
16:12 Installing a Breaker Board

[patty]

The onscreen comment at 11:10 was helpful :)

[rickyautry]

The part that was not shown, the breaker boards would require additional blocking underneath since they run parallel with the joist. In this video it appears there are 2 joist very close together to support the breaker board. But this shown in their other videos.

[ruglife]

I understand these videos are purely instructional, but that perfect situation almost never happens.

[tyjones]

Important question. If you use hidden fasteners and you need to replace a deck board due to damage, is there a method to re-install it with hidden fasteners or do you have to use the color matched screws?

[Brettdyt]

What is "pre-planning"? You devise a plan before you devise a plan? Curious minds would like to know.

[alannavarro]

Thank you, for taking the time and explaining the process step by step, you have my like.👍

[Peter-pvxx]

I'm replacing my 100 year old porch with Trex decking, I would like to see someone do a video about a situation like that, all these decks are square a foot or two off the ground, the challenge I face is that the original porch spanned 19 feet across with zero support anywhere underneath it's not wide only about 7 ft and there's a bay window, this is a also the front porch, if you saw the original construction underneath your wonder how it survived all those years, add that to the fact that my house faces west near the coast of New Jersey, the front of the house gets the sun prsctally all day and all thunderstorms come from west to east so the front gets battered with rain snow and wind, thats why I'm going wi th composite material, I could paint my porch every year because of the sun, a couple of months after painting it looks like it's not been done for years, it's a big job and at 64 maybe my first and last big job I do on my house, I also am refinishing my 100 year old round columns, there are three of them, the bases were again destroyed by the sun and weather, I guess the only good thing is that it stays so dry that there is no insect damage anywhere.

[johnwynne]

I'm getting ready to install Rocky Harbor decking on my daughter's 2 porches. I don't see a deck screw available that matches that color. What color gray screws did you use for your installation?

[AliAhmad-grhk]

When I bought my house, there was a small trex deck built. The side opposite of the house wall, the trex was on top of brick paver. I replaced the brick paver, then a movement happened and now I see all the hidden fasteners and board slightly separated. Before I barely saw the hidden fasteners. Can this be fixed or all the boards need to be removed and redone from the beginning?

[jimbow]

I wish you would have placed the division board to line up with the center upright of the French door. Maybe you did and the camera angle made it look off center? Anyway, altogether a really nice job.

[mtdoc]

Since the groove will be covered by fascia, can you use the hidden starter clips to hold down the first board. Or are screws necessary under all circumstances for the outside edge of the first board?

[rickdegraaf]

What is the total width measurement of 2 boards with the fastener? This way I can prepare the frame so to finish with a full board.

[russellcsloan]

How do you install the first board when using square edge decking (not grooved edge)? I want my 1st deck board to sit on top of my fascia.

[SteveCreasy]

I find it curious that you are installing the fascia this way. The Trex website specifically says not to install the fascia on the outside of the boards as you demonstratein this video. It would be helpful if you would be consistent in the direction you are providing. I love the series, but in my research I discovered this.

[michaelohara]

When you screw the deck boards down with screws, do you use the plugs, that trex sells, or no

[MrWebpayne]

Hi, great videos, what size drill did you use to predrill for the deck screws on first board?

[maxyamus]

What thickness are those spacers between rim joist and facia? Is there's a link to a product or a product name a get look at?

[fbbobrf]

When will Trex offer or approve of a countersunk/plug solution for when hidden fasteners are not an option? The screw heads on some boards against the hidden fastener boards stand out and do not look good at all.

[toddfunk]

I like how in the video you guys use the fascia to cover the side of the deck boards and in the actual trex installation instructions it says not to do that.😂

[mehere]

So-the picture frame trex is not grooved, but the other boards are…how do you connect those boards to each other?