🔳 Hillman 48480 Deck Spacer Tool 2 Pack, Green: Achieve Perfect Deck Alignment and Spacing! Review

Ideal for getting the perfect deck distance. If you don't have the ones that came with your wood, buy them. Get at least 4. If you don't, the top and bottom of the boards may tilt a bit, eventually leading to large gaps.

They worked great on my new 20x20 deck. You can choose from 4 different distances between the boards to keep the screws in a straight line. I got four of these which helped a lot to have them all in place when installed as the board isn't always perfectly straight.

What you don't see in the pictures or look closely is that each of these ribs bends and is held in the middle by a very thin piece of plastic. The only thing is that if this thing is stuck in the gap pretty tight, it will fall off immediately if you try to remove it. Just weak design. In retrospect, I could have chosen other spacers here with a loop.

Previously used these packaging when remodeling decking at my previous home (installing new composite deck). They are invaluable when installing decking as they allow you to correctly place each decking board you install. Additionally, their width allows them to be positioned directly over the joist, and the "locating slots" at the end of each tab allow the pre-drilled screw holes to be "centered" exactly on the joist. Great little gadget.

If you are interested in DIY deck building, this is a must have. I am renovating and extending a 25 year old deck and have installed composite. Decking on first section 12x10 with no spacers, assuming the Concealoc clamps I used would automatically spread the planks evenly. Big mistake. Upon completion, the gaps were very different and looked like crap. So I bought several sets of these clamps and used them on a 15ft x 12ft dining deck where the gaps are exactly the same. I made a 3/16"…