Lateral Systems 
Lateral Systems
Presenting our Lateral Systems
Little did we know when we introduced our first holdown in 1966 that our product innovations would lead us to solutions that can help hold together five-story buildings during an earthquake or allow builders to more easily retrofit structures and install larger window and door openings in homes. Our offering of lateral-force resisting systems, including Wood and Steel Strong-Wall® shearwalls, Strong Frame® moment frames and new Strong-Rod™ Systems, gives designers and engineers added design flexibility in wood-frame construction and the confidence that almost anything is possible.
Our pre-engineered and tested Strong Frame ordinary and special moment frames deliver strength and design versatility for building resilient, multi-story structures.
Our line of pre-fabricated wood and steel shearwalls improve the quality, consistency and performance of shearwalls in the field.
Our Strong-Rod Systems offer safe and tested continuous rod tiedown solutions for multi-story, wood-frame construction in seismic and high-wind areas.