Tuftex Deck Drain Installation Guide

This will allow you to correctly set the pitch lines ensuring that the water will drain away from the home.

Tuftex deck drain installation guide.

Place a mark on side of joist 1 up for every. The product is manufactured in united states. Hex head screw creates a water sight seal and comes with a large edm washer to protect your project. 4 length conveniently fits most decks.

Typically you will use around 25 to 30 screws per panel and will need 3 boxes of screws per pack of 10 panels. For use with the tuftex deckdrain system. Tuftex panels are the best building panels available for many home improvement projects such as deck covers sun porches carports patio covers privacy panels as well as many light commercial and agriculturalapplications. Deck drain 10 1 in.

Tuftex panels are then attached to these strips these wood strips are applied perpendicular to the joists in a cross brace fashion see photo and diagrams below. We would love to hear from you. Slope building brackets are designed to attach tuftex deckdrain panels to the rafters under the deck creating a slope for water drainage. 1 box with 100 screws.

This deck drainage system is easy to attach below an existing deck and forms a ceiling over the space below the deck. 3 pre drill tuftex panels 4 fasten panels in place 5. Install underdeck 1 setting pitch line and positioning joist rails before installing underdeck double check that your deck is level. The tuftex deckdrain panels catch and divert water away from the area under the deck.

Sit back relax and enjoy installation tips. Begin where deck connects to the home at the ledger board. Tuftex deckdrain panels are designed with a corrugated octagonal wave profile to provide channels for the water to drain.