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Here we removed an old deck and are building a new 20 x 14 deck. We are picture framing the deck with 2 row of decking and running our main decking at a 45 degree angle across the deck. The stairs run the entire length of the deck coming down on to the stamped concrete patio. We are using the Trex transcends decking with the hidden fasteners for this project. I really like the hidden fastener system from an installation standpoint for a number of reasons. First, the standard screws have a back thread that pulls the loose material around the screw down into the hole as it goes in. The problem with this is that the composite is a very dense material and the treated framing is often wet which makes it very soft which in turn causes the threads in the wood to strip and the head of the screw not to sink flush with the decking. Second there is half as many fasteners with the hidden fastener system.
