New Construction Standard Roof To Wall Attachment

New florida codes compel contractors to upgrade the roof wall connections on qualifying older homes when replacing the roof covering.

New construction standard roof to wall attachment.

The roof framing itself in this. Install hurricane straps to a roof on new construction. Hurricane straps are made from galvanized steel. When the roof of an addition garage porch or patio meets a brick wall the intersection creates a number of concerns.

Attached to a roof deck wall and or structural framing. The new roof of the addition or stand alone building. In the design of specific details for a project a designer should describe and clearly indicate the manner in which wood nailers and or blocking should be incorporated into construction details. In this article richard reynolds who helped write the new code language outlines the steps involved.

They attach to your trusses and wall plates. How to inspect the connections that tie existing rafters or trusses to the wall plate to determine whether retrofitting is needed. The roof design standards in this manual enables an architect to design a roof system and produce roof related construction documents for a minnesota state standard 40 year roof that is associated with a new construction project as follows. Access to your roof trusses or roof system is easy at this point.

23 roof to wall and deck to wall flashing home builder s guide to coastal construction page 1 of 3 purpose. How to frame a roof against a brick wall. Roof to wall and deck to wall flashing www fema gov technical fact sheet no. The new roof designation is granted when a roof is installed to the fortified standard regardless of the age of the home.

These straps are usually done after the home is completely framed. To emphasize the importance of proper roof and deck flashing and to provide typical and enhanced flashing techniques for coastal homes.