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HCP Hip Corner Plate

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Hip Connectors

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The HCP connects a rafter or joist to double top plates at a 45° angle.

Material

  • 18 gauge

Finish

  • HCP2 — galvanized or ZMAX® coating; HCP4Z — ZMAX coating

Installation

  • Use all specified fasteners; see General Notes.
  • Attach HCP to double top plates.
  • Birdsmouth not required for table uplift loads but may be required for download.
  • Install rafter and complete nailing. Rafter may be sloped to 45°.

Related Literature

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Conectores para la construcción con madera 2019–2020
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Catalog
High Wind-Resistant Construction Application Guide
F-C-HWRCAG16
The newly updated High Wind-Resistant Construction Application Guide offers new applications, updated loads, as well as more fastening information that is used to resist high-wind.
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Uplift Connectors Truss-To-Wall Tiedowns (Spruce-Pine-Fir)
T-C-UPLIFTSPF19
A technical bulletin providing allowable loads and fastening requirements for the common application of a wood truss supported by a spruce-pine-fir or hem-fir double top plate.
Technical Bulletin

Load Tables

  These products are available with additional corrosion protection. Additional products on this page may also be available with this option, check with Simpson Strong-Tie for details.

HCP Load Table
Typical HCP Installation
Typical HCP Installation
  1. Loads have been increased for wind or earthquake loading, with no further increase allowed. Reduce where other loads govern.
  2. The HCP can be installed on the inside and the outside of the wall with a flat bottom chord truss and achieve twice the allowable load.
  3. Fasteners: Nail dimensions in the table are listed diameter by length. For additional information, see Fastener Types and Sizes Specified for Simpson Strong-Tie Connectors.

Code Reports & Compliance

Drawings

PDF DWG DXF RFA IFC SAT

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