Cold-Formed Steel: MAS Mudsill Anchor

MAS
US Patent
4,413,456

Typical MAS
Installation

Typical MAS
Installation

MAS Installation with 1-Leg attached to stud

Alternate MAS installation allows for MAS to be installed on the other side of bottom plate and may be used for pre-panelized wall construction. See Wood Construction page for details.

A fast, low installed cost mudsill anchor.

Fast for the finisher - Install before pouring concrete by nailing into form, or insert into concrete after pour. Finish up to edge of slab - no anchor bolts to hand-trowel around, no nuts or washers to lose. For slab or stemwall construction.

Material: 54 mil (16 ga).

Finish: Galvanized. Available with ZMAX®; see Corrosion Information.

Installation:

Use all specified fasteners.
Not for use where (a) a horizontal cold joint exists between the slab and foundation wall or footing beneath, unless provisions are made to transfer the load, or (b) anchors are installed in slabs poured over foundation walls formed of concrete block.
Recommended to use low profile head screws when sheathing installed over MAS.
Channel section must be attached to the inside of the track for correct MAS installation.
Minimum concrete compressive strength f'c, 2500 psi.

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	ORTHOGRAPHIC	PERSPECTIVE
MAS	MAS: DWG \| DXF MAS front view: DWG \| DXF MAS left view: DWG \| DXF MAS right view: DWG \| DXF MAS top view: DWG \| DXF	High Wind-Resistant Construction D51: Sill Plate to Foundation: Alternate MAS Installation for Brick Ledges: DWG \| DXF MAS 1: DWG \| DXF MAS 2: DWG \| DXF MAS 3: DWG \| DXF MAS 4: DWG \| DXF MAS 5: DWG \| DXF MAS CFS: DWG \| DXF Sill Plate to Foundation Connections: DWG \| DXF

					Legacy Reports
	IAPMO ES ER	ICC-ES ESR	CITY OF LOS ANGELES	STATE OF FLORIDA	ICC-ES NER	ICC-ES ER	ICC-ES ES
MAS			RR24949		NER-209	ER-5275