tom patton wrote:

Does this mean wherever I see the term--spiked it usually means a predrilled
at factory connection system.

IIUC it can just mean timber jointed with bolts through spiked timber
connectors:

http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...41298&id=99094



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Cheers,

John.

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