Ipe Clip® Hidden Deck Fastener System

Stainless Steel Reinforced Hardwood Deck Clips

The Ipe Clip® line of deck fasteners were designed to prolong and enhance the performance of hardwood, PVC, and composite decking. By combining innovation with common sense, you get deck fastening systems that directly address your specific deck install needs.

Here’s the truth, sorting through pages of tech sheets just to find the right hidden fastener is unnecessary. With the Extreme line of hidden deck fasteners, all you have to do is match your decking and desired gap spacing. That’s it. No muss. No fuss.

Ipe Clip® Extreme® series hidden deck fasteners

Do It Once, Do It Right, Do It Out Of Sight!™


Fastening Perfection

Using kiln-dried material? The ExtremeKD® offers 1/4" [6,35mm] gap spacing and maximum hold even when the boards expand.

Planning on building a deck with air-dried decking hardwoods? With 3/32" [2,38mm] gap spacing, the Extreme® hidden deck fastener has got you covered.

Unsure of what decking you want to use, but know you want tight gap spacing? The new Extreme S® gives you 5/32" [4mm] gaps between boards and works with air or kiln-dried as well as PVC & composite decking.

Every product in the Extreme® line of deck fasteners does the job right the first time and works with nearly every brand of composite, PVC and hardwood decking materials. With thousands of decks installed worldwide, you can have Fastening Perfection™ with Ipe Clip® deck fasteners.

Amazing Tigerwood deck built with Ipe Clip® hidden deck fasteners

Ipe Clip® made in USA logo
EXTREME® Ipe Clip® Series:

EXTREME® Ipe Clip® Series - U.S. Patent Numbers 8,464,488 and 8,806,829. Original, “round”, STANDARD Ipe Clip® - U.S. Patent No. D470,039. EXTREMEKD® and EXTREME S® Licensed under U.S. Patent Nos. 7,874,113 and 8,161,702 Patent.

EXTREME®

Ipe Clip® Extreme® Shadowline Black

Gap Spacing: 3/32" [2,38mm]

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EXTREME S®

Ipe Clip® Extreme S® Hardwood Brown Ipe Clip® Extreme S® Hardwood Brown

Gap Spacing: 5/32" [4,00mm]

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EXTREMEKD®

Ipe Clip® ExtremeKD® Composite Grey

Gap Spacing: 1/4" [6,35mm]

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STANDARD

Ipe Clip® Standard

Gap Spacing: 3/32" [2,38mm]

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1Gap spacing

Our line of deck fasteners offer a vast array of gap spacing options. Whether installing air or kiln dried hardwood, thermally modified softwood, composite or PVC decking, we have the appropriate fastener with at least three different gap spacing options for your particular decking.

2Stainless Steel Insert

Ipe Clip® stainless steel insert

Corrosion resistant, black oxide stainless steel insert increases hold down strength and eases installation by helping to prevent over-driving of screws.

1234 Ipe Clip® deck board installation diagram

3Symmetrical Grooves

Symmetrical groove profile allow boards to be reversed and/or flipped to put the best side up.

Ipe Clip® inserted into edge groove

Cutting Decking Grooves

Many lumber yards now offer pregrooved materials in stock.

OR

Cut the groove yourself using a standard biscuit joiner or router with a 5/32" slot cutter.

Router bit for cutting edge grooves
Routing edge grooves

4Screws Driven at 45°

Ability to run screws at a 45 degree angle through hardwoods greatly increases hold-down strength. Studies have proven that screws have more holding strength when ran on an angle. This method also maintains even gap spacing while properly allowing boards to expand and contract with the seasons.

Ipe Clip® decking groove profile

A = 5/32" (4mm)

B = 1/2" (13mm)

C = Measurement of the deck board thickness being installed

D = (C-A)/2 Note: This will center the groovein the board

1x6 Example

Let's say you are installing 1x6 decking, that would mean that:

  • C = 3/4"
  • D = (3/4" - 5/32")/2
  • D = (19/32")/2
  • D = 19/64" (7,54mm)

5/4x6 Example

Let's say you are installing 5/4x6 decking, that would mean that:

  • C = 1"
  • D = (1" - 5/32")/2
  • D = (27/32")/2
  • D = 27/64" (10,72mm)
Exotic Ipe hardwood decking panel

Flawless Deck Surface

When DeckWise® hidden deck fasteners are used for the installation of a deck, a flawless surface can be achieved that is free of any ugly nail and/or screw heads.

Flawless deck surface built with Ipe Clip® hidden deck fasteners

Decking Grooves

Whether using pregrooved decking or having the slots cut on the job site, DeckWise® hidden deck fasteners fit perfectly into the groove with plenty of tolerance to allow for aneasy installation.

Exotic Ipe end cut
Ipe Clip® Standard 3/32"
(2,38mm)
Ipe Clip® Extreme® 3/32"
(2,38mm)
Ipe Clip® Extreme4® 5/32"
(4,00mm)
Ipe Clip® ExtremeKD® 1/4"
(6,35mm)
Differences in gap spacing Ipe Clip® hidden deck fasteners

The Ipe Clip® 100 Count Kit Approx Coverage

Joist Spacing Board Width: 3½" Board Width: 5½"
24" 50 ft2 100 ft2
16" 36 ft2 57 ft2
12" 25 ft2 50 ft2

The Ipe Clip® 175 Count Kit Approx Coverage

Joist Spacing Board Width: 3½" Board Width: 5½"
24" 87 ft2 175 ft2
16" 63 ft2 100 ft2
12" 44 ft2 87 ft2