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HBC Post Base

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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

Wood Construction Connectors – Canadian Limit States Design
C-C-CAN2018
A complete product and application catalogue including load tables and installation information for more than 3,000 wood-to-wood, wood-to-concrete and wood-to-masonry connectors.
Catalog
Connecteurs pour constructions en bois - Conception aux états limites canadiens
C-C-CAN2018CF
Un catalogue complet de produits et d'applications comprenant des tableaux de charges et d'informations d'installation pour plus de 3 000 connecteurs bois-bois, bois-béton et bois-maçonnerie.
Catalog
Connectors Installed on SCL Columns (Canada)
T-C-SCLCLMCAN17
A 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

Load Tables

HBC
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
  1. Factored resistances have been increased 15% for seismic or wind loading with no further increase allowed; reduce where other loads govern.
  2. Uplift resistances do not apply where bases are nailed into the end grain of post as per 12.9.3.4 CSA O86-14.
  3. 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).
  4. Factored resistances shown assume dry service condition (KSF = 1.00). Multiply table values by 0.67 under wet service conditions.
  5. Nails: 16d = 0.162" dia. x 3 1/2" long.

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