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Posted by marson on December 5, 2006, 6:03 pm
M (nospam) wrote:
> > After looking the situation over and considering what you guys have said I
> > came up with another thought/question. The concern is perhaps that snow
> > load could possibly cause the walls to push out ward because of the lack
> > of collar ties(see previous posts). When the new addition was put on, the
> > wall that is continuous with the new section is all one wall. The other
> > wall is not continuous.... or the one that is in line with the older
> > section. I am thinking of drilling holes in the studs where the breeze
> > way joins each building and driving in large drift pins at some intervals.
> > Also will support the ridge board better. and collar tie the two rafters
> > that do line up. Sound like enough? If so how many drift pins? The
> > studding is very beefy already as they are 3x6 wall studs and where the
> > breeze way joins they are doubled up and in one corner there are 4 3x6
> > studs. I will probably have to drift pin from both sides there.
>
> Anyone ?????
not really sure what to say about if it is enough...probably. you
could through bolt your collar tie to the rafter to ensure a good
connection. also, not sure why you would use drift pins--why not lags?
or better yet, timber screws such as ledgerlocks.
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