Roof Wall Connection Single Wraps

How to inspect the connections that tie existing rafters or trusses to the wall plate to determine whether retrofitting is needed.

Roof wall connection single wraps.

Hello internachi forum members. Hurricane straps clips hurricane straps and clips facilitate strong joints for the structure of your home and can also help you save on your home owner s insurance. Which provide significant insurance savings in florida. Roof to wall connections such as straps or clips attach the load bearing walls to the roof structure.

They need to be properly installed and on every truss or rafter to qualify making attic access very important for the inspector. Holes that extend horizontally from roof framing member to adjacent roofing framing member that are less than or equal to 7 inches 178 mm wide along the slope of the roof shall be supported by minimum of 2 by 4 lumber whose face is attached to each roofing framing members using a minimum of two each 3 inch 76 mm long fasteners 8 screws or 10d common nails connecting the two. I recently replaced my roof and in the process had new truss straps installed so i can get the insurance credit for roof to wall attachment. Many homes are constructed with metal clips single wraps or double wraps securing the roof structure to the walls of the home.

I would be grateful for your advice and input. And if the home does need a. However we rarely see double wraps. The best tie down discount is for double wraps which is either one single wrap on each side of the truss rafter or a single metal connector like the one shown below that is secured with a minimum of three nails on each side.

My roofer provided a free wind mitigation inspection which states that the weakest roof to wall attachment is single wraps. The strap must be attached to the top plate of the wall frame or embedded in the bond beam in at least one place. A single wrap that is not nailed properly gets dropped back to clips level if it has three nails on the front side. New florida codes compel contractors to upgrade the roof wall connections on qualifying older homes when replacing the roof covering.