The new roof of the addition or stand alone building.
New construction standard roof to wall attachment.
Hurricane straps are made from galvanized steel.
The existing roof designation is granted to homes that are retrofitted to fortified standards but have not had their roof coverings replaced typically by applying a compliant foam to the underside of roof decking or when a designation is renewed.
A designer should specify the means of attachment as well as the fastening schedule for all.
How to inspect the connections that tie existing rafters or trusses to the wall plate to determine whether retrofitting is needed.
These straps are usually done after the home is completely framed.
The roof design standards in this manual enables an architect to design a roof system and produce roof related construction documents for a minnesota state standard 40 year roof that is associated with a new construction project as follows.
When the roof of an addition garage porch or patio meets a brick wall the intersection creates a number of concerns.
Access to your roof trusses or roof system is easy at this point.
How to frame a roof against a brick wall.
To emphasize the importance of proper roof and deck flashing and to provide typical and enhanced flashing techniques for coastal homes.
The new roof designation is granted when a roof is installed to the fortified standard regardless of the age of the home.
The roof framing itself in this.
23 roof to wall and deck to wall flashing home builder s guide to coastal construction page 1 of 3 purpose.
In this article richard reynolds who helped write the new code language outlines the steps involved.
Roof to wall and deck to wall flashing www fema gov technical fact sheet no.
Attached to a roof deck wall and or structural framing.
Install hurricane straps to a roof on new construction.
They attach to your trusses and wall plates.