hurricane straps: Missing Hurricane Straps - 12/29/16 02:14 AM
Missing hurricane straps.
Hurricane straps?  What is a hurricane strap?
Hurricane straps are a half-twist metal plate with holes which allow a roof rafter to be nailed to the framing below.
Years ago I wrote a blog post regarding hurricane straps and their use published at ActiveRain, which you can read here.
Inspecting a home recently, pre-drywall, I noticed that the hurricane straps were missing completely.
Even though I was not sure the county had seen and/or approved the framing in this house it was my job to instruct my clients about what hurricane straps are, and why they should be present in that house.
Newer codes … (10 comments)

hurricane straps: Hurricane Straps - 02/12/12 07:45 PM
One very important thing to look for on new construction, pre-drywall inspections are hurricane straps.  Also called "hurricane ties" or "twist straps," let's keep it simple for the post and call them hurricane straps.
A simple piece of engineering, a hurricane strap is a single piece of metal with a half twist. 
There are pre-drilled holes for nails to anchor the straps to roof rafter ends.
In modern construction, every roof truss rafter that rests on an exterior wall is to be strapped.  The only exception is the truss rafter at the very edge of a townhouse, which is itself anchored … (13 comments)

 
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