Mission: Building decks better
CAMO exists to help contractors, remodelers, and DIYers work smarter, faster, easier — better. Our innovative fastening systems help them tackle every deck build. Whether they’re installing pressure treated decking, square composites, grooved boards, or anything in between, CAMO’s message is clear: it’s the better way to build a deck.
CAMO Universal Deck Clips: EDGE, EDGEX, and STARTER Clip for grooved decking on wood framing, and EDGEXMETAL Clips for grooved decking on metal framing
CAMO Universal Deck Clips are approved and warranted for use in all leading composite, PVC, capped composite, and hardwood grooved boards. Each clip is easy and fast to install, speeding up jobs. For installs on wood joists, use EDGE Clips for 90-degree deck patterns, EDGEX Clips for any angled deck pattern, and STARTER Clips for the first board. For installs on 14–18 GA metal framing, EDGEXMETAL Clips allow contractors to fasten grooved decking easily.
Unlike other hidden deck clips, EDGE, EDGEX, and EDGEXMETAL Clips require no partial installation. EDGE clips feature a plastic spacer with legs that keep the clip in place on the joist, while EDGEX and EDGEXMETAL have wings that fit in the board’s groove. These design features allow contractors to set rows of boards and clips before fastening, and the plastic spacer on the clips automatically creates 3/16 in. spacing between boards.
CAMO Universal Deck Clips are easy to fasten as well. Each pail includes a NEVER-MISS Guide that sits over the top of the screw head and directs the included T-15 bit onto the head so contractors can fasten 2X faster than other hidden deck fasteners. To install up to 5X faster, contractors can use the CAMO DRIVE stand-up tool.
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CAMO DRIVE Stand-Up Tool— for fastening decking with collated screws and clips.
Developed as a practical, versatile solution to reduce strain on deck builders’ knees and backs, the innovative CAMO DRIVE stand-up fastening tool helps contractors increase efficiency and save time on their deck builds. The stand-up tool comes with three nose pieces and two driver bits for the various fastening options. DRIVE can fasten CAMO proprietary Collated Edge screws for a hidden finish on most square decking, Collated Face screws for pressure treated and square composite decking, and CAMO Universal Deck Clips for grooved decking. DRIVE is easy to attach to any drill and has a reversible handle for right or left-handed use. Standing up to fasten allows contractors to quickly move from joist to joist, speeding up installs compared to fastening by hand.
“After using the CAMO DRIVE, it made it feel like I’ve been building decks the wrong way for the past 20 years. For Edge and Face fastening, load either the CAMO collated Edge or Face screws into the CAMO DRIVE tool and drive the screws into pressure treated or hardwoods, square edge capstock or PVC deck boards. All while standing up. It is that easy.”
—Josh Ross, 4th Dimension Construction, Caledonia, Mich.
“The CAMO DRIVE is an excellent tool to be able to install quickly and get off your knees.”
— Mike Guis, Providence Custom Building, Grand Rapids, Mich.
“One feature of the tool—which is basically an extension attachment for a drill—that the team especially appreciates is that they can use their own drill/drivers (and their current battery platform) with it, rather than having to use one supplied by the tool manufacturer. Besides being easy to figure out, set up, and work with, the tool performed well, without jamming or going out of alignment. The CAMO DRIVE simply works.”
—Matthew Breyer, CGR, owner of Breyer Construction & Landscape, LLC, Reading, Pa.
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CAMO LEVER is designed to save labor and boost the efficiency of deck builders. Ideal for small crews, LEVER straightens warped boards and locks rows of boards and clips in just one turn, freeing up contractors to fasten. The versatile tool adjusts to wood and metal joists 1-1/2 to 3 inches wide so that contractors can use it on every job.
LEVER rounds out other CAMO innovations like CAMO DRIVE, Collated screws, and CAMO Universal Deck Clips. For easy wood installs, contractors can secure one end of the board, then quickly straighten out the other end with one turn of the LEVER and fasten the board. For the fastest grooved decking installation experience, lock in a whole field of boards and CAMO Universal Deck Clips with 2-4 LEVERS across the length of the deck and fasten with the DRIVE.
“We also used CAMO’s LEVER, a newer innovation that replaces bow wrenches—it aligns and locks six or seven rows of boards at a time. We didn’t have to wrestle with the boards to get them straight.”
—Daniel Kirkland, owner and president of Kirkland Designs, Charleston, N.C.
“We were moving right along with these tools. We were able to move two guys off the crew and still install faster. The two workers using the LEVER installed more than twice the amount of decking as the four guys struggling with the other tools.”
—Doug Rogers, Behan Bros., Inc., Middletown, R.I.
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The CAMO MARKSMAN System of MARKSMAN tools and Edge Screws is the solution to achieving a fastener-free surface on square decking. The MARKSMAN tools clamp to and space the boards and guide Edge screws into the side of the board, creating a strong connection with the joist.
CAMO has a MARKSMAN tool and fastener combination for every deck board. The MARKSMAN EDGE and MARKSMAN Pro-X1 are designed for pressure treated lumber. The MARKSMAN EDGE is a single-shot no-gap tool, while the MARKSMAN Pro-X1 automatically creates 1/16 in. spacing between boards 5-¼ in. to 5-¾ in wide. For narrow composites, PVC, cedar, redwood, hardwood, and KDAT boards 3-¼ in. to 5 in. wide, CAMO offers the MARKSMAN Pro-NB, which creates a 3/16 in. spacing. Finally, the MARKSMAN Pro is for composite, PVC, cedar, redwood, hardwood, and KDAT boards 5-¼ in. to 5-¾ in. wide, creating a 3/16 in. gap between boards.
“When I’m building cedar decks, I don’t like putting screws right through the face of the decking because I think it ruins the aesthetic. So I use CAMO MARKSMAN Pro tool and Edge Screws. It’s pretty simple, you have the little spacers and run it along with the joist, use the spacers to keep the gapping consistent. Put a screw in each end of the tool, then you take your drill and the included specialized bit which is the perfect depth for it and then you fasten on every joist for a great looking deck.”
—Gordon South, owner/founder of Wood Bully Ltd., Toronto, Ontario.
