Roof Wall Connection Detail

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Roof wall connection detail.

Technical fact sheet no. 23 window and door installation home builder s guide to coastal construction page 2 of 3 figure 2 installation sequence for deck. Construction detail drawing library sections. Performance of conventional roof systems and components including ceiling joist to rafter connections and roof framing to wall connections.

Depending on the soffit material you may be able to drill holes 1 5 to 2 inches in diameter between rafter tails insert the camera probe and get a view to where the rafter or truss rests on the wall. A direct bearing connection is used in instances where the wall below does not continue beyond the roof level i e no parapet. Individual connections and connections within full scale roof systems were tested to quantify potential system effects. Kitchen and bath package foundation water radon management mechanical collection misc.

See fact sheet nos. The direct bearing connection is the simplest and most common connection in the home building industry. Hand driven and pneumatic fasteners were included in the test program. Most simply use a nominal 6 piece of lumber.

And they act to support the walls from out of plane loads. It is also used when the wall below provides a ledge with sufficient bearing area for the roof to bear on directly. If the connection is sufficient retrofit won t be necessary. The probe shown here is the ridgid seesnake micro.

19 and 20 for rake and eave details. They function as diaphragms transmitting lateral wind and seismic loading through the walls to the foundation. The roof flashing is then placed up behind this through the wall z bar flashing on the outside of the vertical blocking backing material. Floor and roof systems for use with loadbearing structural concrete masonry walls serve three primary functions.

They transmit the vertical dead load and live load to the bearing walls.