Gable Roof Straps

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Gable roof straps.

Hurricane clips hurricane strap installation wind mitigation wind mitigation retrofitting gable end bracing roof deck retrofitting wind mitigation insp. If you re a competent diyer why not although bc would have to check on your progress. Hurricane straps are made from galvanized steel. The roof framing mock up below shows a standard rafter tie.

These straps are usually done after the home is completely framed. Horizontal braces each about 6 feet long are first attached to the top and bottom chords of the roof and then a retrofit stud is installed perpendicular to the gable end truss. Install hurricane straps to a roof on new construction. Access to your roof trusses or roof system is easy at this point.

The gable wall has to be tied back to the roof for support which would normally involve straps through the masonry running along the rafters. Use with all sculptured or style gutters end caps will be made to fit gutter ordered specify left or right specify gutter part number. Straps provide most of the lateral stability to the gable wall and are nearly always required. Part length girth weight each fl 38 10 2 24 15 82 fl 38a 20 2 24 31 39 gutter ends.

A rafter tie is a tension tie in the lower third of opposing gable rafters that is intended to resist the outward thrust of the rafter under a load. Trussed rafter roof bracing systems are designed to provide adequate stability to the entire roof structure and it is recognised that providing the straps are located at suitable positions and centres to accommodate the requirements for wall restraint the longitudinal bracing members generally comprising 25mm x100mm sawn timber together with their fixings to the trussed rafters should be adequate to transfer the forces from the restraint straps to the roof construction. Next is single wraps a strap that goes over the top of the truss rafter and down the other side secured with a minimum of two nails in front and one more on the back of the wrap. Part weight each fl 18a 32.

A single wrap that is not nailed properly gets dropped back to clips level if it has three nails on the front side. They attach to your trusses and wall plates. They must engage a full block on a gable and will need to be fitted to the underside of the rafter. Simpson strong tie category roof truss and rafter connectors ties and straps for cold formed steel construction.