Z Clip

Z clips secure 2x4 flat blocking between joists or trusses to support sheathing.

Material

• See table

Finish

• Galvanized

Installation

• Use all specified fasteners; see General Notes.
• Z clips do not provide lateral stability. Do not walk on stiffeners or apply load until diaphragm is installed and nailed to stiffeners.

Related Links

• Wood Construction Connectors Technical and Installation Notes
• General Notes

Catalog Pages

• C-C-2017 (Wood Construction Connectors), page 334

Related Literature

Wood Construction Connectors Catalog

C-C-2017

Complete product and application information, as well as load tables and installation information, for more than 3,000 wood-to-wood, wood-to-concrete and wood-to-masonry connectors.

Catalog

• 
  Conectores para la construcción en madera 2017–2018

  C-C-2017SP

  Información completa de productos, de la aplicación, de las tablas de cargas y de la instalación, para más de 3,000 conectores de madera a madera, madera a concreto y concreto a mampostería.

  Catalog

Load Tables

1. Z28 and Z38 do not have nail holes. Fastener quantity and type shall be per Designer.
2. Allowable loads may not be increased.
3. Z4 loads apply with a nail into the top and a nail into the seat.
4. NAILS: 16d = 0.162" dia. x 3 1/2" long, 10d x 1 1/2" = 0.148" dia. x 1 1/2" long.
   See other nail sizes and information.

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