I’m to cheap to use those tiger claw things. The screw and washer technique of Plumbob involves slotting the edges of the ipe. What about using those little right angle clips they sell at HD in the framing dept.? One screw goes in the joist and one goes in the bottom of the board. As dense as ipe is one clip every other joist would seem to be enough especially if you added adhesive on the off joists.
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LOL Plumbob
Screws and angle clips will work but you have to predrill the IPE.
My expierence screws will bust or wood will split.
Do you look to the government for an entitlement, or to GOD for empowerment. BDW
Plumbob,
thinking of taking up carpentry fulltime with that new handle?
LOL
I still carry a plumbob in my tool bucket
I think the only time it comes out is to let somone borrow it.Do you look to the government for an entitlement, or to GOD for empowerment. BDW
I apologize for being so thoughtless.
Have you looked into having the Ipe pre-slotted.
We can order it with slots running down either side of the board. It add's a little to the cost but it's not terrible and certainly cheaper the doing it ourselves.
I've had the ipe on site for a couple years, now part of it laying on the deck and part it in the basement. I'm still amazed that there is no warp to any of the boards (700 sf). When I lay it, I'm going to use about a dime's worth of gap between the boards and use L-clips from underneath every other joist. This will be covered by overhang and will wrap around the house.