Lateral restraint straps should be fixed to the roof structure by either.
Roof lateral restraint straps.
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Restraint straps should be provided to one side of the wall only unless the design shows that strapping to both sides is required.
Light restraint straps are designed for vertical loads such as wall plates on top of masonry walls.
Simpson strong tie restraint strap flat 5mm x 30mm x 1200mm pack of 20 877345.
Even if you are using pre fabricated roof trusses part a of the building regulations and bs8103 remain clear that tensions straps should be no more than 2m apart.
Lateral restraint straps are required at floor rafter or flat roof member levels and in pitched roofs at ceiling joist levels.
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Paul cribbens nhbc standards manager house building standards discusses the fixing of wall lateral restraint straps to trussed rafter roofs.
For some time it has been relatively common practice for builders to fix wall lateral restraint straps lrs at roof level to the trussed rafter longitudinal bracing members although the details often used by builders do not accord with guidance offered in building regulations nhbc standards or other authoritative documents.
Fixing to solid noggings using a minimum of four 50mm x 4mm steel screws or four 75mm x 4mm 8swg round nails with one.
How to use lateral restraints during construction separating walls.
Only trouble is joists are hiding behind 150mm insulation and two layers of 18mm osb3 t g.
Simpsons strong tie restraint strap flat 2 5mm x 30mm x 1000mm pack 20 970491.
All common sizes in stock from 500 to 2000mm long 100mm increments.
Few misses and there will be no need for roof light.
I will ignore side restraints and strap down joists ends with twisted straps.
Longer lengths avaialble to order.
We did something different with this how to video and filmed it as we was working and having a chat.
Roof taking shape now.
Lateral restraint to gable walls should be provided at rafter level at all times.
Fixing to longitudinal bracing members using eight 25mm x 4mm steel screws evenly distributed along.
Heavy restraint straps meet requirements for lateral restraint of roof trusses rafters and joists tied into masonry walls.
In this case packing the rafters either side of the wall tight to the masonry on both sides will be.
The masonry walls would also benefit from the lateral restraint by restricting movement of the separating walls and gable walls.
