HSS/SS Stud Shoes

Stud shoes reinforce studs notched in construction. They are not a total replacement of removed material. Installs over pipe up to 2 3/8" outside diameter.

HSS stud shoes provide tension load capacity as well as increased compression loads. Flared flange provides greater strength.

Material

16 gauge

Finish

Galvanized

Installation

Use all specified fasteners; see General Notes
HSS — Bend flanges at 90° angle during installation, then bend back and screw into position (screws supplied)
Bend flanges one cycle only

Codes

International Residential Code^® — 2012/2015 R602.6 and P2603.2.1
International Building Code^® — 2012 2308.9.10 and 2308.9.11; 2015 2308.5.9 and 2308.5.10
International Plumbing Code — 2009 305.8; 2012 305.6
Also see Code Reports table below

Catalog Pages

C-C-2017 (Wood Construction Connectors), page 359

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

Load Tables

Roof loads are 125% of floor loads unless limited by other criteria. Floor loads may be adjusted for other load durations according to the code, provided they do not exceed roof loads.
NAILS: 10d = 0.148" dia. x 3" long, 10dx1 1/2 = 0.148" dia. x 1 1/2" long.
See other nail sizes and information.

Code Reports

Part	IAPMO UES ER	ICC-ES ESR	State of Florida
HSS	See specific model numbers for code listings.
HSS2-2-SDS3		ESR-2608 ESR-2523	FL10864
HSS2-3-SDS3		ESR-2608 ESR-2523	FL10864
HSS2-SDS1.5		ESR-2608 ESR-2523	FL10864
HSS4-SDS3		ESR-2608 ESR-2523	FL10864
SS	See specific model numbers for code listings.
SS1.5		ESR-2608 ESR-2523	FL10864
SS2.5		ESR-2608 ESR-2523	FL10864
SS3		ESR-2608 ESR-2523	FL10864
SS4.5		ESR-2608 ESR-2523	FL10864
ESR-2523 is an Index of many of Simpson Strong-Tie Stamped and Welded Cold-formed Steel Products for Wood or Cold-formed Steel Construction

Drawings

Part	Orthographic	Perspective
HSS	None	None
HSS2	HSS2 DWG DXF HSS2 front view DWG DXF HSS2 left view DWG DXF HSS2 right view DWG DXF HSS2 top view DWG DXF	HSS2 DWG DXF
HSS2-2	HSS2-2 DWG DXF HSS2-2 front view DWG DXF HSS2-2 left view DWG DXF HSS2-2 right view DWG DXF HSS2-2 top view DWG DXF	None
HSS2-3	HSS2-3 DWG DXF HSS2-3 front view DWG DXF HSS2-3 left view DWG DXF HSS2-3 right view DWG DXF HSS2-3 top view DWG DXF	HSS2-3 Front View DWG DXF HSS2-3 Rear View DWG DXF
HSS4	HSS4 DWG DXF HSS4 front view DWG DXF HSS4 left view DWG DXF HSS4 right view DWG DXF HSS4 top view DWG DXF	None
SS	None	None
SS1.5	SS1.5 DWG DXF SS1.5 front view DWG DXF SS1.5 right view DWG DXF SS1.5 top view DWG DXF	SS1.5 Installed DWG DXF
SS2.5	SS2.5 DWG DXF SS2.5 front view DWG DXF SS2.5 right view DWG DXF SS2.5 top view DWG DXF	None
SS3	SS3 DWG DXF SS3 front view DWG DXF SS3 right view DWG DXF SS3 top view DWG DXF	SS3 DWG DXF
SS4.5	SS4.5 DWG DXF SS4.5 front view DWG DXF SS4.5 right view DWG DXF SS4.5 top view DWG DXF	SS4.5 DWG DXF