Metal Strap Wall Bracing

Secure first end of one piece of bracing into position using 30mm x 2 8ø multinail galvanised reinforced head nails.

Metal strap wall bracing.

Use with minimum 2 x 4 studs. Establish a run line using the bracing as a straight edge. Horizontal strap lateral bracing for wall studs. Two individually cut pieces of flat tension bracing are required to brace a timber framed wall section.

Solid blocking is placed at each end of the wall adjacent to wall openings and 8 o c. These ties connect both solid sawn and engineered lumber across a wide range of applications. Strap brace complies with the wall bracing rules of as1684 residential timber framed construction. Windbracing straps are usually hidden by the exposed structures.

T and l bracing have added problems in that the stud has to be notched to install the bracing meaning your 2x4 becomes a 2x3 and is probably inadequate for both. Convenient multi purpose bracing for roofs ceilings and walls. For interior non bearing wall. Walls can also be braced with plywood or osb boards.

These pieces should overlap to form an x. Lateral bracing consists of a field cut stud or track for solid blocking and steel strap bracing on both flanges of the studs. Pryda strap brace with tensioner is an easy to use flat strap steel bracing for roofs walls ceilings and floors. Galvanized steel wall bracing it features two rolled edges for extra strength and safety.

Mgb0708 structural bracing strap. Recommendations for use of flat strap wall bracing for 3 0kn m. Single cut a saw kerf 5 8 deep twb or 1 1 8 deep rcwb along the run line. The strap is simply put diagonally over the loadbearing framing components in the structure and attached through the openings with nails or screws.

First is the most obvous that t and l refer to the shape of the metal brace while x and v refer to the orientation on the wall an x or v as you look at the wall in elevation. Simpson strong tie 11 ft. This method is common primarily in wall structures with thermal. Item 64772 model n220 269.

Use minimum of 2x6 studs with rcwb 2x4 min. Simpson strong tie hurricane ties are designed to resist simpson strong tie hurricane ties are designed to resist high winds and seismic forces by positively connecting trusses rafters to the top of wall of the structure.