How to inspect the connections that tie existing rafters or trusses to the wall plate to determine whether retrofitting is needed.
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New florida codes compel contractors to upgrade the roof wall connections on qualifying older homes when replacing the roof covering.
Methods for above access include removal of roof panels or sections thereof or removal of portions of roof paneling at selected locations large enough for access viewing and installing.
In an older masonry house the truss rafter may be toe nailed to a wood plate that is bolted to the tie beam at the top of wall.
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In houses with masonry walls it is common to find a horizontal or flat wise 2x8 lumber plate that is bolted or strapped to the top of the masonry wall.
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Roof to wall connections such as straps or clips attach the load bearing walls to the roof structure.
Retrofitting roof to wall connections in masonry houses.
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Toe nails is the way a roof structure was secured to the walls until around the 1960s and it is nails driven diagonally through the side of the roof truss rafter into the top plate of the wall.
Where required by section 101 2 the intersection of roof framing with the wall below shall be strengthened by adding metal connectors clips straps and fasteners such that the.
The retrofit of roof to wall connections can be made by access through the area under the eave from above through the roof or from the interior of the house.
The roof and the trusses or rafters are then connected to this plate using toe nails and in wind resistant construction metal straps.
In this article richard reynolds who helped write the new code language outlines the steps involved.
One possible way is to gain access through the eave area which may be exposed or through the soffit which is the flat surface at the eaves that forms a sort of ceiling where the roof overhangs the.
There are several ways to gain access to the roof to wall connections in masonry houses.
And if the home does need a.
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How we access roof to wall connections.