Building decks of manmade materials like Trex® or tropical hardwoods like Pau Lope® or Ipe? Use award-winning Eb-Ty to hold down deck boards and you'll see nary a screw or nail. Our Eb-Tys now include stainless Steel screws with black painted heads, so the deck fastener is almost perfectly hidden.
Installation is easy - everything takes place on the top-side. First, use a biscuit joiner to cut slots in each deck board where it crosses a joist. Then apply a thin bead of construction adhesive to the top of the joists. Next drive a #7 x 2-1/4" long stainless steel trim head screw through the Eb-Ty clip and decking board and into the joist at a 45 degree angle(there isn't any need to measure, the clips automatically set the angle). Eb-Ty's unique design locks everything together like the tongue and groove of a hardwood floor. (Download Installation Instructions)
PRODUCT VIDEO
Original Eb-Ty fasteners work best with dimensionally stable decking materials such as tropical hardwoods from 3/4" to 5/4" thick. Eb-Ty’s "Live Cylinder" fasteners provide 1/4" spacing to accommodate the seasonal expansion and contraction of composite materials such as Trex® or standard pressure treated materials.Finally, Eb-Ty’s “BIG” is designed for use with 2 x 4’s and 2 x 6’s, so its 5/8" tall and provides a 1/4" gap between boards, and penetrates deeper into the decking to provide for the inevitable shrinking and swelling of Pressure Treated decking.
Eb-Ty received the 1998 Construction Innovation Award from the editors of The Journal of Light Construction, and has been reviewed in a number of national publications, including Fine Homebuilding (March 1998), and has appeared on The Learning Channel show “Men in Tool Belts”. MiMade in the USA of UV resistant polypropylene.
Original and Live Cylinder EB-Ty's are 1/2" high.
Mini Jr. and Live Cylinder Jr. Eb-Ty's are 13/32" high.
Eb-Ty "BIG" are 5/8" high.
| Eb-Ty Selector! |
| Material |
Material Size |
Gap |
Use Eb-Ty |
| Pressure Treated |
2x4, 2x6 |
1/4” |
BIG Cylinder |
| Pressure Treated |
3/4” to 5/4” |
3/32” |
Original |
| Composite Lumber |
2x4, 2x6 |
1/4” |
Original LC |
| Composite Lumber |
3/4” to 5/4” |
1/4” |
Original LC |
| Ipe, Pau Lope®, etc. |
3/4” to 5/4” |
3/32” |
Original |
| Ipe, Pau Lope®, etc. |
11/16” to 3/4” |
3/32” |
Original Short |
| KD Cedar, Redwood, Teak |
3/4” to 5/4” |
3/32” |
Original |
| KD Mahogany |
11/16” to 3/4” |
1/4” |
LC Short |
| TimberTech®, Rhino Deck®, Trex®, Oasis™ |
1/4” |
Original LC |
| CorrectDeckClassic™, WeatherBest®, Epoch® |
3/32” |
Original |
Eb-Ty Usage Calculator
To determine the number of Eb-Ty’s required, just calculate the size of your deck in square feet, then use this table. |
| Decking |
16” Centers |
24” Centers |
| 3-1/2” Boards |
275 / 100 sq ft |
200 / 100 sq ft |
| 5-1/2” Boards |
175 / 100 sq ft |
100 / 100 sq ft |
| Each Eb-Ty uses 1 #7 x 2-1/4” screw |