Installing Composite Decking

stick. We are on day three of this deck. We got the footings poured, our frame on obviously. Day three. Now we are doing the decking. And here's what we're doing with the decking. We went with a nice beautiful brown that will match and complement the tones of the cedar as it is with the systems. Pretty simple. We have slots on both inside and outside of the decking. We use the the dedicated TX hideway fasteners. They just sit on the inside of these little curves. Hug it inside creating the perfect gap which is probably about a/4 in. Secures it in place. But not only does it hide away the screws, but at the same time it keeps both of these surfaces leveled in plane so you don't have this wave going all the way through. Now before we can start that, you have to put on this little apron. Some people call it a a rimmer. I don't know. We're calling it the apron here. And it doesn't have any slots on the inside or the outside. This is your starter piece. So essentially, you're creating a nice big frame around it. Mitered on both ends. And then after that, you start butdding up your tracks and then working your way up. Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines. One important thing to know when you are putting these boards on, when it comes to your ends, you have to keep the same gapping. So, all I'm using is the same exact fastener, just putting it down in there. And then we'll have one consistent gap all the way across. Okay, so we have the first half of the deck done. So, essentially, this is 10 ft by 15 ft, which is great. A couple of things to keep in mind when you're doing it. These boards though they look flat, they sometimes have uh cupping that'll happen side to side kind of thing. So, one of the things you could do is either have them go the same direction. It's minimum. It's like an eighth of an inch or something like that, but it all adds up. So, to keep the boards from kicking out after you secure them, what's really helpful is a you can buy one of those deck pulling board tools or b just face in the same direction. That way, if it's bowing at an eighth and just make sure the rest of your boards bow the same direction, you'll have a far smoother time. We just got one more half of this deck to be finished with and then we'll start working on railings and steps and everything else that's going to make a deck really come to life because at this point this is just a damn platform. Another thing that's really helpful if you're working with a piece of board…