JIG-A-DECK Deck Spacer & Fastener Alignment Guide for Hardwood, Composite, PVC and Pressure Treated Decking (2 PACK)

I mean it. It's just a purchase. In the half of my 1500-square foot deck, I used chalk lines to draw holes and then free hand them. This is ridiculous compared to how easy and professional it makes it look, everything is perfectly arranged.

Sloan Good

| May 10, 2021

If you prefer 1/4" gaps between deck boards, this tool will do the job. A major flaw of this design is that the jig is only 5 1/4" The majority of decks, however- both pressure- and non- If you put two screws into each new board, it results in uneven spacing of screws on either side of the joint. If you use the same screw for each new board, the joint would look too tight and unattractive. Jigs allow for some twist, so the joists don't always fall parallel to one another. Once screws are inserted, the holes are wide enough to make it easy to remove the jig. Please note Work- What I did to work around the problem As a result, I filed the tongs to 7/32” so that I could make the joint spacing narrower. A square was placed on the side of the jig to make sure the first two rows were square and centered on the joist. I did not use the screw holes near the handle, as these are supposed to be hidden. As soon as I place a new board, I initially screw only one screw in—the one closest to the previous one A board was installed per joist. A second screw was inserted into the previously-installed hole The screw hole in the jig farthest from the handle was used to align with the screw installed on the prior pass in order to ensure the jig was not twisted during the installation. As a result, I installed two screws per joist one in the initially installed board, and one in the newly installed board. * * * * I used AZEK capped polymer decking fastened with Cap-Tite screws. Screws with a Tor head cap on them. An extremely clean hole is made with it since the top of the screw has a reverse thread. Then I removed the jig and finished insertion of the screws after I'd put them down to 1/2". Ensure that the screw is centered within the outsize screw hole on the jig when placing it for the first time. As a result of these efforts- In every round, I got an equal number of - There are no gaps between the screws, and they are clean, straight, and straight. Deck boards are evenly spaced on both sides of each joint with scews. This is the basis for the four-point plan This rating is based on stars.

Nyla Friedman

| Jan 01, 2021

It is not often that I state this, but if there were six stars, I would give that score. Thanks to this, we have our deck installed with the screws in perfect rows, the spacing is just right, and it looks great! Afterwards, my wife joined in helping out, and within a short time was sinking screws like a pro. On top of that, the jig ensured that all of my stuff lined up with her stuff, It is hard to tell which boards she built and which I built, and this is the first deck I have ever done, and it is absolutely beautiful.

Rosalia McGuire

| Jul 07, 2021

I've used these as spacers as well as guide holes on three decks but I'm not OCD enough to use the guide holes. I have simply made wooden spacers in the past, and that worked just fine but I like these jigs better. The "Wooden" ones are safe to use since they don't fall through the deck. They are small and won't damage After that, I throw them along the line to the next place I need them. *Can easily be taken apart and reassembled They are available in different colors and can be easily seen due to their color, so I sometimes just carry the spacers in my belt. They straddle a joist with ease so that two butt ends can be lined up with one operation. They are inexpensive! 4 of them were purchased by me.

Tatum Short

| Sep 14, 2020

In researching the spacing of the boards, we found it to be most effective to use It is obvious that this is not the dimensions established by the Jig On the deck. To make the plastic forks correspond to 10 penny nails I ground them down with a sander. The screw now works fine, except that it moves around a bit since the spines are no longer sloped however, the screw can still easily be A penny apart may not seem like much, but there's a big difference between 8 penny and 10 penny, an eighth inch and a quarter.

Esmeralda Lowe

| Feb 08, 2021

A quarter inch of thickness is used. If it came with other sizes for the vertical thickness (1/8, 5/32, 13/64, 1/4, 5/16), that would be great. However, it is not a problem. In order to minimize the gap, I simply position the vertical piece over the joist but do not fully insert Then I use MYARD Deck Board Jig Spacer Rings (4 each of all these sizes) which can be purchased on Amazon. com.

Ariana Hancock

| Aug 11, 2020

After I tried counting, measuring, testing it on scrap, and working on it again, I started over again. I'm unable to get the screw holes to line up no matter which way I position It's true that I'm an amateur, but I have built decks before, and so I know where screws should be trimmed. A sales pitch, there are no instructions, and there are no instructions in the video. I hope you find these tips useful. This fork does gap the boards well and shows the center of the studs. In the end, I decided to make my own jig out of scrap materials.

Reagan Nelson

| May 12, 2021

If the information was more accurate, I would have given it five stars. It seems I am a little too OCD about the spacing between my screws and the edges of The jig would work much better if the deck boards were three inches wide Three-eighths of an inch or five millimeters Three-quarters of an inch wide, but the boards are three-quarters inch thick Five inches or half an inch There is an 1/8" offset from the screws to the screws when the screw is half-inch. Then again, maybe that's not an issue for some people.

Nellie Archer

| Jun 09, 2021