Veneer Profile with Fastening Feature and Related Methods

An elongate profile for terminating a veneer component, comprising:

• a fastening leg configured to be installed against a base surface;
• an edge leg, extending from the fastening leg and being configured to provide a covering edge for a veneer component installed against the fastening leg;
• the fastening leg including at least one fastener opening formed therethrough, the fastener opening configured to receive a fastener therethrough such that the fastener can couple the fastening leg to the base surface as it extends through the fastener opening and engages the base surface;
• a deformation region formed in the fastening leg adjacent the fastener opening, the deformation region operable to deform as the fastener is driven into the base surface through the fastener opening such that at least a portion of material of the deformation zone extends into the base surface as the fastener is driven into the base surface;
• the deformation region including a series of teeth extending from an outer section of the deformation region inwardly toward the fastener opening;
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• a lower surface of the deformation region including a flat profile prior to introduction of the fastener through the fastener opening such that substantially all material of the deformation region is flush with or above a lower surface of the fastener leg prior to engagement of the base surface with the fastener.

A method of installing an elongate profile for terminating one or more veneer components above a base surface, the method comprising:

• positioning a fastening leg of the profile against a base surface, the profile including an edge leg extending from the fastening leg and being configured to provide a covering edge for a veneer component installed against the fastening leg;
• installing a fastener into the base surface through a fastener opening formed through the fastening leg, the fastener opening formed through the fastening leg prior to introduction of the fastener;
• and
• engaging with a head of the fastener a deformation region formed in the fastening leg adjacent the fastener opening to thereby deform at least a portion of the deformation region as the fastener is driven into the base surface through the fastener opening such that at least a portion of material of the deformation region extends into and engages the base surface as the fastener is driven into the base surface;
• wherein a lower surface of the deformation region has a flat profile prior to introduction of the fastener through the fastener opening such that substantially all material of the deformation region is flush with or above a lower surface of the fastener leg prior to deformation of the at least a portion of material of the deformation region into the base surface.