Can you use screws for hurricane ties?

Can you use screws for hurricane ties?

Why not use screws? However, the risk if construction screws are used in steel connectors such as hurricane tie-downs is that such screws might break under load across the screw diameter even though their screw design resists pulling out of the wood.

What do hurricane clips do?

What is a hurricane clip? Hurricane Ties, also known as rafter ties, truss ties, or hurricane clips, are used for deck or roof framing to secure rafters, trusses, or joists to the wood framework. This is done to resist uplift and lateral forces, like those that come from a hurricane or severe storm.

How do you use Plylox hurricane clips?

Place the PLYLOX™ clips on each plywood cover (if the window is 24″x24″ or smaller, only two PLYLOX™ clips are needed). Each clip should be placed on the edge of the plywood cover no more than 24 inches apart. Make sure the tension legs are facing toward you and your able to see the Plylox ™ name.

Are plywood clips required on roofs?

plywood clips Clips are designed to be placed in between two rafters to minimize the span, in other words they are meant to almost serve as an additional rafter. There should be no need for clips with 19/32 OSB @ 24 O.C for standard roof application unless you are working on a flat roof.

Whats stronger OSB or plywood?

Wood fiber is used more efficiently in osb. Osb is stronger than plywood in shear. Shear values, through its thickness, are about 2 times greater than plywood. This is one of the reasons osb is used for webs of wooden I-joists.

How much overhang should a plywood roof have?

In this regard, how much overhang should a plywood roof have? The overhang is multiple meaning that the sheeting you would overhang some 3/4-1″ followed by a drip edge then if using shingles another 1″. If using metal w/o drip another 3/4-1″ past the wood sheeting.

Do you glue down roof sheathing?

Unlike flooring, DO NOT glue roof sheathing. Drive nails flush to the panel. Panel clips may also be required depending on the sheath- ing’s span rating and the actual framing spacing. Check local building codes for requirements.

How do I know my fascia size?

Multiply the 1-1/2 inch width of the fascia board by the slope of the roof (e.g. 4/12). 1.5” times 4 divided by 12 = 0.5 or ½ inch. For a 2×6 fascia board at a 4/12 slope, the trim size would be 1-1/2 inch x 5 inches for an overhang without a soffit.