Deck board fasteners and methods

A method of assembling a deck structure, the method comprising:

• providing a joist member;
• providing a plurality of deck boards, each having laterally opposing side edges with a groove therein arranged to span across the joist member parallel and laterally adjacent to one another and transversely to the longitudinal direction of the joist member;
• providing a plurality of mounting clips, wherein each mounting clip comprises a body having a transverse upper member with an upper surface and a lower surface and a perpendicular member extending from the lower surface of the body with a central bore therethrough and one or more clip anchor apertures positioned about the central bore, and a clip having an upper surface and a lower surface, a central aperture therethrough, and two or more anchors positioned along at least one edge of the clip and extending downward away from the upper surface of the clip;
• positioning a portion of the transverse upper member in the groove in the board;
• and
• securing the deck clip to the joist by passing a fastening device through the clip aperture and the central aperture.