Cold-Formed Steel: S/H & H Seismic & Hurricane Ties

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S/H & H Seismic & Hurricane Ties

Designed to provide seismic and wind ties for trusses or joists, this versatile line may be used for general tie purposes, strongback attachments, and as all-purpose ties where one member crosses another.

Material: See table.

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

Installation:

Use all specified fasteners.
The S/H1 can be installed with flanges facing outwards (reverse of illustration 1) when installed inside a wall for truss applications.
Hurricane Ties do not replace solid blocking.
S/H2.5, S/H3 and H6 ties are only shipped in equal quantities of rights and lefts.

top Gallery:

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S/H1	S/H2	S/H2.5	S/H3


H6	H7Z

top Gallery, Installed:

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1. Typical S/H1 Installation	2. Typical S/H2 Installation	3. Typical S/H2.5 Installation	4. Typical S/H3 Installation


5. H6 Stud to Band Joist Installation	6. H6 Stud to Top Plate Installation	7. H7Z Installation

top Load Table: See code report listings below

Tabulated loads are governed by tests and may not be increased. Refer to Steel Stress Increase for additional information.
Loads are based on attachment of cold-formed steel members having a minimum thickness of 33 mil (20 ga).
Hurricane Ties are shown installed on the outside of wall for clarity. Installation inside of wall is acceptable. For Continuous Load Path, connections must be on same side of wall.

top Code Reports (PDFs):

					Legacy Reports
	IAPMO ES ER	ICC-ES ESR	CITY OF LOS ANGELES	STATE OF FLORIDA	ICC-ES NER	ICC-ES ER	ICC-ES ES
H6		ESR-2613		FL474		ER-5709
H7Z		ESR-2613		FL474
S/H	No code listing. Please contact us for test data.
S/H1			RR25489	FL9601		ER-5275
S/H2			RR25489	FL9601		ER-5275
S/H2.5			RR25489	FL9601		ER-5275
S/H3			RR25489	FL9601		ER-5275