Eurotec Catalog: Wooden Decks Page 51
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DISTANCE STRIP 2.0 ADVANTAGES · Reduces shearing of fastening screws · It acts as a spacer and allows free movement between the panel and the substructure. · It simultaneously promotes air circulation. DISTANCE STRIP 2.0 REDUCES THE RISK OF SHEARED OFF SCREWS Distance strip 2.0 is made of hard plastic and is intended to prevent the stainless steel screws from shearing off. The shearing is caused by the swelling and shrinking of the wood, the so-called working of the wood. This working of the wood is especially pronounced in the transverse direction of the boards. The wood „wants” to take the screw with it, while the lower part of the screw is still firmly seated in the substructure. Since hard and tropical wood is very hard due to its very high density, the screw does not have a chance of pressing into the wood if the wood is working. If the screw breaks off due to this stress, this is called shearing off. Distance strip 2.0 was developed in order to prevent stainless steel screws from shearing off. It creates a freedom of movement of 7 mm between substructure and decking boards, which gives the stainless steel screws the opportunity to move together with the wood. Distance strip 2.0 on a timber structure WHAT DOES „SHEARING OFF” MEAN? A screw can shear off (tear off) when it does not have enough freedom of movement while the wood is swelling and shrinking. With the help of Distance strip 2.0, a distance of 7 mm is achieved between the board and substructure, which allows the screws to adjust to the movements of the wood. In this way, shearing off isprevented. 51
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