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11 years ago

How do you nail the boards? I read somewhere you cant use screws or nails on IPE

Laurel Road: Evergreen Consulting and E2 Homes · More Info

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PRO
Evergreen Consulting / 4EGC
11 years ago
We used hidden fasteners with screws.
M Go
10 years ago
What brand of fastener?
Jeff Wright
9 years ago
you can pre top-drill the ipe and use screws and plugs.
PRO
AdvantageLumber.com
9 years ago
Hi!

The method that Evergreen used is the most common because a lot of people want to avoid having screws show up on a beautiful Ipe deck. You can use screws, however you must pre-drill before inserting the screw. Unlike other woods, Ipe is very dense so the screw will strip or break as it enters Ipe. For this same reason, nails are not recommended.

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