The KlevaKlip “Merbau clip” has been designed to suit the size, hardness, density and shrinkage rates of 90mm kiln dried merbau/kwila. It is not designed for use with other timbers.
The KlevaKlip merbau clip allows you to purchase and use decking boards “off the shelf” without the need for deep grooves in the sides of the boards which are not only expensive and time-consuming, they can in some cases affect the integrity of the side edges of the boards. Introduced in 2010, the merbau clip has been used on many thousands of decks across Australia. The KlevaKlip “Merbau clip” has been designed to suit the size, hardness, density and shrinkage rates of 90mm kiln dried merbau/kwila. It is not designed for use with other timbers.
How many clips will I need for my deck coverage?
As a reasonable rule of thumb guide, provided your joists are placed at the standard 450mm between centres, allow 4 clips per square metre, plus 10% for “starter joist” and wastage.
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For an accurately calculation on your clip numbers, divide the length of your joist (in mm) by 555mm (the length of one clip), multiply this number by the number of joists in your deck, and allow 5% for “tops and tails” wastage.
TIP – always try and design the width of your deck so that you have full decking boards widths right across your deck. The “pitch” on the Merbau clip is 92.5mm.
