Install Composite Decking

that way and then once we get there we'll just make a nice crisp line and just chop it off with the miter saw well nope not a MIT saww a tracksaw [Music] so you're probably wondering the hardware that I'm using here these are from Home Depot these are fiber fiber on Armor Guard deck screws and they're kind of slick so they come in uh preset spacer little bracket metal and then screw comes with a little what they call it a never miss jig thing and this black piece sits in the little Groove that's in here connecting both of them together so you don't get on these wavy lines and press them both together and then this is a little spacer jig so you never really miss your screw your your drill bits never going to snap off here and then damage your deck so that's kind of slick um it all gets kind of pricey in the end so you're probably paying what 40 50 bucks a box and you need a few boxes but if we're going to spend so much money on this kind of TR deack you might as well go all the way [Music] right if you're trying to shave a few shekels on your budget for building uh pressure treated stuff is pricey and it is the the kind of gold standard to go with When You're Building outdoor stuff like that but you can get away with using stuff like Douglas fur as long as you I don't know prevent any kind of moisture buildup one of them is uh first of all you can't have them laying on the ground like this so you'll have to put that you know uh weather treating kind of paste on it but number two is you'd have to put a flashing on top of these boards uh your floor joist and then you put your deck in material over it reason why is because when water drips down it seeps underneath here and it'll stay there and as it stays there it going to start rottening your wood so there's ways avoiding it but most of the time when you're going to save money on it by doing a cheaper way you're going to have to pay for it with time cuz you're going to prep it with a different step [Music] [Applause] [Music] First Impressions I really like this Hardware kit for the decks honestly I'm not just saying that I'm not sponsored by them they're just very convenient I haven't missed a single screw on it you can't see the screws on top except for the perimeter where we're securing the frame so 10 out of 10 highly recommend them in fact if you didn't want to use your little clips that sit on the joist maybe cuz you got a butt joint you can simply just put it like that tap the screw in a little bit and…