Roofing Nails For Joist Hangers

Use short joist hanger nails to attach the hanger to a ledger or a single header.

Roofing nails for joist hangers.

Grip rite 9 x 1 1 2 in. Longer nails for the sides. Joist hangers are designed to provide support underneath joist hangers are designed to provide support underneath the joist rafter or beam to provide a strong a connection. The hd9b bolted holdown incorporates the proven design of our hdq8 sds style holdown and feature a unique seat.

The hd9b holdown has been tested in accordance with icc es s ac 155 acceptance criteria and are approved for use in vertical and horizontal applications. As you can see this hanger requires 6 10d nails 4 10d nails. Don t use roofing nails or other types. Roofing nails are not made to withstand the structural forces that are required for joist hanger connectors.

For double shear single hangers photo 4 fasten the hanger to the joist s with longer 8d or 10d nails. When driving through the sides of the hanger use longer nails. The big defect that i often find is that 10d x 1 1 2 nails are used in place of 10d nails. You are false away from free shipping.

Put the tip of a roofing nail and a joist hanger nail in a vice and try to bend them with a pair of pliers. Joist hanger nails for nailing into the side of the joist photo 5. Santa fe springs california 90670. Set your store to see local.

Post caps bases. Simpson strong tie offers a diverse line of hangers to handle almost any application with top flange concealed flange and field skewable and slopeable options. The use of roofing nails as structural attachments for joist hangers is not uncommon however it should be avoided. Code calls for joist hanger nails.

Screws are also unnacceptable for hangers since they do not have the shear strength of a nail. Joist hanger nails are extra strong to provide needed shear strength. Grip rite paper tape framing nails. Grip rite roofing siding nails.

Hot galvanized steel joist hanger nails 5 lb pack model 112hgjst5. As far as overkill probably is but you read about too many deck collapses every year. Indoors or out for standard type single joist hangers use only 1 1 2 in. For double hangers use 8d or 10d nails.

Simpson strong tie offers a wide variety of bolted holdowns offering lowdeflection performance for a range of load requirements.