Kebony now offers its modified wood decking in a custom-profiled version that is compatible with DuraLife’s unique Step-Clip hidden fastening system. Step-Clips are interlocking polypropylene strips that are fastened to the top of the deck joists with a pneumatic roofing nailer. The strips have clips that fit into grooves milled into the edges of the decking, and the boards are installed by inserting one edge, then stepping on the other edge to lock it into place.
Kebony treats primarily softwood decking with a bio-based fluid and heat, which the company says thickens the wood’s cell walls to make it harder and more dimensionally stable. The Pine River Group, of St. Clair, Mich., is Kebony’s U.S. distributor. pinerivergroup.com.