Toe nails are the weakest form of attachment double wraps are the strongest.
Roof to wall attachment toenails.
Most older homes will qualify for clips.
Roof to wall attachments by fred roofs item 4 on the wind mitigation inspection report asks for the weakest form of attachment of the trusses or rafters to the exterior walls or interior bearing walls.
Thereafter you save that much money each year.
A toenails b clips c single wraps d double wraps e anchor bolt f other g unknown and h no attic access.
You may benefit from this repair if your home was built before 2002 or if your most recent wind mitigation shows in section 4.
What are hurricane clips.
No insurance credit for this type of attachment clips this is the first type of roof wall attachment that receives an insurance credit.
Florida homes built after 2001 are required to have hurricane clips.
Companies are unable to provide discounts when there is no attic access to determine the roof to wall attachment.
After maximum solutions adds the extra nails to your clips straps you will qualify for the clip credit.
If you are unsure of what it is or if you would need this repair any questions or concerns please contact us for a free evaluation.
This is a right angle bracket that is attached with eight 1 4 inch diameter self tapping structural washer head hex drive wood screws provided by the manufacturer.
Toenails this means the trusses in the attic are attached to the walls of the home with nails driven in at angles called toenails.
In an older masonry house the truss rafter may be toe nailed to a wood plate that is bolted to the tie beam at the top of wall.
Roof to wall attachment is checked shaded as a.
The usual time it takes to recoup your investment for the 3rd nail mitigation is 9 12 months.
Toenail a truss into the top of the wall plate by nailing through the sides of the bottom chord at a 30 degree angle.
This is quantified by eight options.
Toe nails is the way a roof structure was secured to the walls until around the 1960s and it is nails driven diagonally through the side of the roof truss rafter into the top plate of the wall.
If you have to go in through the roof or perhaps through a wall i recommend using an hga10 hurricane gusset angle connector figure 6 available from either usp structural connectors or simpson strong tie.
As with rafter style roofs toenailing is one of the most common ways of attaching a truss style roof to a wall plate.
Double wraps are considered the strongest whereas toenails provide the least protection.
If on page 2 of this report roof to wall attachment toenail is checked you are spending too much for your coverage.
Contact your insurance agent and ask them what discount would be if your wind mitigation is updated from a.
