InstallationGuide forDuoKit

ConsiderationsshouldbemadepriortoassemblingyourDuoKit

EnsurethesurfacewhichtheDuoKitisbeingassembledontowillbesolid/stableovertime,

Anyweedsuppressantmembraneshouldbelaiddownatthispoint.IftheDuoLiftJoistCradlesarebeingusedtheyrequireasolid/stablebase,i.e.apaversatonacompactedtype1baseorsuitableroofterrace.

Theimagesshowninthisguideareofthekitsbeingsatonartificalturf,thiswasstraightontoaconcretebase.

Pleasenotethatthesizesstatedareapproximation,thetoleranceforcutlengthsoftheDuoSpanJoistis+/-3mm.

TheDuoKitsaredesignedtobeusedinresidential/domesticapplications,forcommercialapplicationspleasefollowtheguidancesetoutontheDuoSpanandDuoLiftinstallationguide-https://www.millboard.co.uk/help-advice/downloadable-guides/

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ThesearesomeofthetoolsyouwillneedtoassembleDuoKit

Tools

PersonalProtectiveEquipment

WhenhandlingMillboardproducts,itisadvisedtowearlongsleevesandgloves.WhencuttingproductsitisadvisedtowearaFFP3dustmask,eardefendersandsafetyglasses.Kneepadsarerecommendedwhenfittingdecking.

Stringline

Astringlineisusedtoensurethelinesoftheboardsarestartedandfinishedstraight.

Spiritlevel

Aspiritlevelisusedtoensurethejoistsareflush/inlinewitheachother.

Mitresaw/jigsaw/handsaw

Millboarddeckingboardscanbecutwithstandardwoodcuttingtools(i.e.mitresaw,jigsaw,handsaw).TheDuoKitframesarealreadypre-cut.

Powerdrillanddriver

StandardPowerdrilldriverscanbeusedtofixourDurafixfixingsthroughtheboards.ImpactdriversarenotrecommendedtobeusedwhenfittingMillboarddecking.

Toolset

Standardcarpentarytoolswillbeneededtocompletetheinstallation,including;tapemeasure,apencil,setsquare,planer,stanleyknifeandadrillbitset.

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- LaytheDuoKitcomponentsoutonthedesignatedarea- ThejoistsshouldbesetoutwiththeplasticDuoSpanJoistInsertfacingupwards- Theaboveimageshowsthelayoutforthe1.8x3.6m,2.4x2.4m,3.6x3.6mand3.6x5.4mDuoKitstosupport boardsrunningalongthelength- Thelayoutforthe1.2mx3.6mDuoKitisshownonstep1G- A10mmgapshouldbeleftbetweentheDuoKitandanysolidsurfacetohelpfacilitatedrainage.

- ThefirstDuoSpan5190AngleBracketstofixaretheonesinthecornersconnectingthefourouterjoists together,eachfittedwithfourofthescrewsprovided- Foreaseofinstallationandsecurefixing,ensurethatthescrewsarefixedintothev-grooveonthesideof thejoist.

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- Oncethefourbracketsareholdingtheouterframeinplacecheckthatthediagonalsareequal,ifnot adjusttheframetomakeitsquare.

- Thenextjoiststobefixedarethefirstlineofjoistsfromtheouterframe,ensurethesejoistsaresetat 400mmcentresfromtheoutsidejoist- ThesejoistsareinstalledwithaDuoSpan5190AngleBracketeithersideofthejoistasshown,with fourscrewsperbracket.- Thejoistsneedtositflushwiththeoutsidejoist.

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- Theremainingjoistscannowbeinstalledat400mmcentres- ThesejoistsareinstalledwithaDuoSpan5190AngleBracketeithersideofthejoistasshown,withfour screwsperbracket- Thejoistsneedtositflushwiththeoutsidejoist,

- IftheDuoLiftJoistSupportsandFasciaboardsarebeingused,nogginswillberequiredbetweenthefirstand secondjoistasshownabove- Thesenogginswillneedtobeset80mmfromtheendandamaximumof900mmcentresalongthejoist.- ThenogginsarenotsuppliedwiththeDuoSpanJoistInsertinthetopasitisnotrequired.

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Dependingonwhichavailableadd-onyouhavechosen,therearethreedifferentoptionsforthenextstageofbuildingyourDuoKit.

IfyouhavechosentheoptionoftheDuoLiftJoistCradlesunderyourDuoKit,pleaserefertosection2

IfyouhavechosentheoptiontoinstallMillboarddeckingontoyourDuoKit,pleaserefertosection3

IfyouhavechosentoinstallSquareedgingandFasciaboardstoyourDuoKit,pleaserefertosection4

IfyouhavechosentoinstallanothermanufacturersdeckingboardontotheDuoKitpleasefollowtheirinstallationguide.PleasebeawarethattheDuoSpanJoistInsertinthetopoftheJoistis25mmthick,ensurethatthescrewsuseddonotpenetratethroughthebottomoftheJoistinsert.

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- Theaboveimageshowsthelayoutforthe1.2x3.6mDuoKittosupportboardsrunningacrossthewidth- Steps1B-1Fshouldalsobefollowedtoassemblethisframe

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UsingtheDuoLiftJoistCradle

IfyouhavechosentheDuoLiftJoistCradlespleasefollowtheinstructionsinthefollowingpages

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.- TheDuoLiftJoistCradlesupportsrequireasolid/stablebase,i.e.apaversatonacompactedtype1base orsuitableroofterrace- OnceunpackagedtheDuoLiftJoistcradleswillneedtobeassembled.

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- Startturningtheringtoroughlythecorrectheight,thecradlehas5mmmarkingsonthesidetohelp achievethecorrectheightB

- TheDuoLiftJoistCradlesareassembledbyliningtheslotonthecradletopwiththeslotontheadjustment righteitheratthetoporbottomofthecradleA

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- Aquarterofaturnis1mmheightadjustmentC

- IffasciaboardsareusedtheDuoLiftJoistCradlesneedtobesetinfromtheoustideedge,eithertothe DuoSpanJoistsortothenoggins

- PleasefollowtheinstructionsontheboxoftheDuoLiftJoistCradles.- EnsurethattheJoistCradlesaresetasclosetotheendoftheJoistandnogginsaspossibletosupportthe outerjoistasshown.

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Dependingonwhichavailableadd-onyouhavechosen,therearetwodifferentoptionsforthenextstageofbuildingyourDuoKit.

IfyouhavechosentheoptiontoinstallMillboarddeckingontoyourDuoKit,pleaserefertosection3

IfyouhavechosentoinstallSquareedgingandFasciaboardstoyourDuoKit,pleaserefertosection4

IfyouhavechosentoinstallanothermanufacturersdeckingboardontotheDuoKitpleasefollowtheirinstallationguide.PleasebeawarethattheDuoSpanJoistInsertinthetopoftheJoistis25mmthick,ensurethatthescrewsuseddonotpenetratethroughthebottomoftheJoistinsert.

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- TheDuoLiftsupportsshouldsupporttheDuoSpanJoistsat900mmcentresalongthejoistlength- OncetheDuoSpanJoistisfullysupportedandin-betweentheshadedareasonthering,thelockingtabs shouldbeinsertedintotheadjustmentringwithoneeithersideofthejoist.

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InstallingthedeckingwiththeDuoFixtool

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- ThissectionprovidesashortdescriptiononhowtoinstallMillboarddeckingwiththeDuoFix-FixingGuide- PleasealsorefertothefullMillboarddeckinginstallationguidefoundon- https://www.millboard.co.uk/help-advice/downloadable-guides/- TheDuoFixSide-FixingGuidecanbeusedtoinstallsoftwoodtimberdeckingthatis145-205mmwide- IfadifferentdeckingboardisbeinginstalledontotheDuoKit,pleasefollowthemanufacturersinstallation guide- PleasebeawarethattheDuoSpanJoistInsertinthetopoftheJoistis25mmthick,ensurethatthescrews useddonotpenetratethroughthebottomoftheJoistinsert.

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- Setthefirstboardonthedeckandnearestanyfixedpoint(yourpropertyorfence)ensureyouhaveabattery driver,the45mmDurafixfixings,theMulit-SpacersandDuoFixGuidetohand.- Ifthefirstboardisupagainstawallorsolidsurfacethiswillneedtobefixedthroughthesurface.- EnsuretheheadoftheDurafixfixingissunk5mmbelowthetopsurface.

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- InserttheMulti-Spacersinthegapbetweenthefirstandsecondboardwitha6mmspacing- PushtheboarduptotheMulti-Spacers.

- LaytheDuoFixSide-FixingGuideontotheboard,withtheraisedsectionsontheundersideoftheguideseton eithersideoftheboard- PushtheendsoftheDuoFixGuidetightuptothesidesofthedeckingboard.

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- Turnthethumbscrewclockwisetosetthesizetotheboardwidth- Thismayneedtobeadjustedwhenfixingtheboards

- UsingadrillwiththeDuoFixDriverBit,fixtheoutsideedgeoftheboardusingaDurafixfixingthroughthe centralholeintheGuide- ApplypressuretotheDuoFixGuidewhilstfixing- StopwhentheDriverBitcollartouchestheGuide

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- Fixthebackedgeoftheboardinthesamemanner- Fixtheboardtotheremainingjoistsusingafixingonbothsidesoftheboard,fixingateveryjoist intersection.

- Thediagonalholesaretobeusedwhenthecentralholescannotbeused(i.e.whenupagainstawall).

UsingtheSquareedgeandFasciaboardsThissectionshowsthetheSquareedgeandFasciaboardsareinstalled,theseitemscanbecutusingwoodworkingtools(mitresaw,handsaw,circularsaw)

AdditionalproductsneededtobeabletoinstalltheSquareedgeandFasciaboardstoyourDuoKitinclude;Plas-ProFasciaSupport(100x25mm),Plas-ProtoDuoSpanFixings(5x50mm)&DurafixFasciascrews(4.5x35mm).Alloftheseproductsareshownonimage4b

PleasenotethatthePlas-Profasciasupportis100mmhighandtheFasciaboardsare146mmhigh,thereforetheareaaroundtheframewherethiswillbegoingwillneedtoaccommodatethis.Alternativelytheseproductscanbecutdowninheightusingstandardwoodworkingtools-circularsaw,handsaw,jigsaw.

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- Wherefasciaboardsor50mmedgingprofilesaretobeusedonthefrontface.Plas-ProFasciaSupport needstobefixedtothefaceoftheDuoSpanJoistsusingthePlas-ProtoDuoSpanScrews- TheholesshouldbepredrilledthroughtheFasciaSupportwitha6.5mmHSSbit- Twofixingsshouldbeusedevery600mmalongtheFasciaSupport- A10mmgapwillneedtobeleftwheretwolengthsofPlas-ProFasciaSupportcometogether.

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- TheSquareedgingshouldbefixedusingtheDurafix45mmscrewsprovided- TheFasciaboardsaretobefixedtothePlas-ProfasciasupportusingtheDurafix35mmscrews provided- TheFasciaboardshouldbepushedtighttotheundersideoftheSquareedging- Allasshownintheabovediagram- Tip:Setarowofblockpaversinbetweenanygrassareaandthefasciaboard,thiswillhelp facilitategrasscuttinguptothefascia.

Plas-ProFasciaSupport100x25x3000mm

DurafixFixings4.5x45mm

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FasciaBoard146x16x3200mm

Plas-ProtoDuoSpanScrews

SquareEdge50x32x3200mm

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- Forbestresults,coatthefixingsinsiliconespraybeforeuse- Whenscrewingin,pushfirmlyonthescrewwhilstapplyingpressuretotheboard( 1 ),finishingthescrew head5mmbelowtheLastane®surface- Thisshouldleaveaminimalwitnessmark(2)- Twofixingsperboardshouldbeusedwheretheboardcrossesajoist,weadvisetousethreeattheends oftheboards- Thefixingsattheendsoftheboardsshouldbefixedataslightangletopreventbeingtooclosetothe endoftheboard,positioningthescrews20-25mmfromtheendsand20mmminimumfromthesidesof theboards- Boardendsshouldbesupportedbyaminimumof20mm.

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IftheDuoFixtoolisnotbeingusedthenthismethodcanbeapplied

AlternativemethodforfixingMillboardthroughtheface

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- FortheDuoKitswerecommenda6mmgapbetweenthesidesofboardsand1mmgapattheendson buttjoints(applicableforthe2.4x2.4mDuoKit)- A10mmgapshouldbeleftbetweentheboardsandanysolidsurfacetofacilitatedrainage- Startinstallingthefirstrowofboardstoastringline,fixtheboardsatoneend,thenafixinginthemiddle adjustingspacingasnecessarywiththeMillboardMulti-Spacers(3).Thenfixtotheremainingjoists- Werecommendcheckingtheboardsagainstthestringlineevery4-5throw- Oncetheinstallationiscompletetheboardsshouldbecleaneddownwithwarmsoapywateranda brush,thisistoremoveanydirt&debrisfromtheinstall.

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DurafixFixings4.5x45mm

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