Rafter to exterior wall connection
Rafter to exterior wall connection
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Do hurricane clips replace the need for tension ties when rafters rest on top of exterior wall top plates and attic floor joists run perpendicular to the rafters?
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Rafter to exterior wall connection
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RE: Rafter to exterior wall connection
As a P.Eng. you can use any system you can show will work, so possibly is the correct answer.
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Again, this depends on the design and what the thrust is. With a ridge board, I doubt it will work, but you cannot say that "by inspection"...
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Garth Dreger PE - AZ Phoenix area
As EOR's we should take the responsibility to design our structures to support the components we allow in our design per that industry standards.
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Pretty hard to comment on that level of detail without the full set of plans.
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Yeah. It still makes your scratch your head and wonder why they would ever frame the joists in the opposite direction. I'm curious more than anything. Keep us updated Tony!
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Make sure this gets done right- don't count on things to just "work". It looks like maybe you can use the plywood sheathing for a diaphragm if it is continuous?
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