HBC Post Base
This product is only available in Canada
The updated HBC post base is a post-installed saddle for connecting posts to wood in applications such as patio covers, deck trellises and pergolas. It offers the same features as the redesigned RCPS, but in a half-base design.
Key Features
- Meets the intent of 9.23.6.2.1 of the National Building Code of Canada 2015 for resisting uplift and lateral movement
- Hot-dipped galvanization provides additional corrosion protection
- Chamfered corners create a sleeker-looking product
- Steel embossments provide added strength
- Drainage outlets help reduce the possibility of water accumulation that can potentially rot the post
Material
- 14 gauge
Finish
- HDG
Installation
- Use all specified fasteners; see General Notes
- Do not install bolts into pilot holes
- Post bases do not provide adequate resistance to prevent members from rotating about the base and therefore are not recommended for non-top-supported installations (such as fences or unbraced carports)
Related Literature
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Connecteurs Pour Constructions En Bois Conception Aux États Limites CanadiensC-C-CAN2015CFInformation complète sur les produits et applications et des tableaux de charge à la conception aux états limites et sur l’installation de 3 000 connecteurs bois à bois, à béton et à maçonnerie.Catalog -
Get Back in the SaddleF-C-RCPSCAN16A two-page flier describing the new product features and limit states design information for the redesigned Rebar Carport Saddle and HBC post base.Flier -
Connectors Installed on SCL ColumnsT-C-SCLCLMCAN17A one-page Canadian Limit States version of the technical bulletin discussing the structural properties of two different surface sides of columns made from structural composite lumber (SCL).Technical Bulletin -
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Load Tables
| Model No. | Dimensions (in.) | Fasteners | Factored Resistance(KD=1.15) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | H | Beam | Base Bottom | |||||||
| D. Fir-L | S-P-F | ||||||||||
| Uplift | Lateral | Uplift | Lateral | ||||||||
| lb. | lb. | lb. | lb. | ||||||||
| kN | kN | kN | kN | ||||||||
| HBC40HDG | 3 9/16 | 3 1/4 | 2 1/4 | (6) 16d | (4) 16d | 510 | 1,050 | 360 | 960 | ||
| 2.27 | 4.68 | 1.60 | 4.28 | ||||||||
| HBC60HDG | 5 1/2 | 5 1/2 | 3 | (6) 16d | (4) 16d | 510 | 1,050 | 360 | 960 | ||
| 2.27 | 4.68 | 1.60 | 4.28 | ||||||||
- Factored resistances have been increased 15% for seismic or wind loading with no further increase allowed; reduce where other loads govern.
- Uplift resistances do not apply where bases are nailed into the end grain of post as per 12.9.3.4 CSA O86-14.
- Structural composite lumber columns have sides that show either the wide face or the edges of the lumber strands/veneers. Values in the table reflect installation into the wide face (see technical bulletin T-C-SCLCLMCAN in Related Literature above).
- Factored resistances shown assume dry service condition (KSF = 1.00). Multiply table values by 0.67 under wet service conditions.
- Nails: 16d = 0.162" dia. x 3 1/2" long.
