Build a fastening system
Board, groove, clip, screw and substrate — review the complete connection.
Define the complete connection
System review
Choose the board and connection
- Actual width
- Pending verification
- Actual thickness
- Pending verification
- Clip / screw system
- Pending product-specific evidence
- Alloy / screw length / router requirement
- Pending product-specific evidence
Follow the load path
Conceptual component relationships. This diagram does not establish geometry, capacity or an approved attachment.
Shapes and spacing are explanatory symbols, not machining drawings. Start/end, perimeter, fascia and stair connections need separate manufacturer or project details.
Decisions for this connection
- A product system has not been verified for this combination. No clip, screw length or alloy is approved by this worksheet.
- Identify the preservative and treatment level; check fastener and connector compatibility with that treatment.
- Match the exact groove width, depth and position to the selected clip. The desired gap must agree with the documented system gap.
Field clip position study
For parallel continuous boards crossing the same supports, one clip position at each shared board edge on each support. This is a geometric scenario, not a fastening schedule.
Illustrated example: (3 boards − 1) × 3 supports = 6 positions.
Enter valid whole counts to calculate.Excludes starts, ends, perimeter, board-end joints, blocking, stairs, fascia, spares and box rounding. Screw count and kits remain unknown until an exact system is selected.