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Alerts & Advisories: The DeckLok Bracket Systems

Sep 2006 ASHI Reporter

When DeckLok brackets are used, decks hold together to the limit of the timber strength, not just until the nails or screws pull out. Adding DeckLok to current construction methods helps make decks IRC 2006 Compliant with up to 1500% stronger deck connections. DeckLok is engineered for strength and flexibility.

The DeckLok Bracket System was engineered to address the three most critical connections on a deck: Ledger boards, stair stringers, and railing systems.

For ledger boards, DeckLok anchors the deck’s ledger board to the floor joists of the house. Each set of brackets used provides up to 4,000 pounds of resistance to deck pullout and subsequent collapse. This is a 400 percent resistance increase to deck pull out and collapse.
For stair stringers, DeckLok reinforces the connection between the stair stringer and the deck frame to help reduce the possibility of the stairs shifting away from the deck and collapsing.
For rail posts, DeckLok creates a bolted connection, oriented in shear, between the rail post and the deck floor joist. A single DeckLok bracket provides a 500 percent strength increase over current construction methods.

As decks get older, the wood degrades (dries out, cracks, checks) and the nailed or screwed connections become unreliable; the possibility for collapse increases. DeckLok brackets can be easily retrofitted to existing decks, as well as new construction, to strengthen the substructure of your deck.

For information about the DeckLok Bracket System including product videos, testing results and more, visit www.deck-lok.com or call toll-free (866) 617-DECK (3325).

For Lateral Loads, you need a Lateral Anchor!
DeckLok helps prevent deck collapse, railing collapse and stair collapse!

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DeckLok in the Press

Alerts & Advisories: The DeckLok Bracket Systems

For Lateral Loads, you need a Lateral Anchor! DeckLok helps prevent deck collapse, railing collapse and stair collapse!

For Lateral Loads, you need a Lateral Anchor!
DeckLok helps prevent deck collapse, railing collapse and stair collapse!