[TheForge] local codes

[Andy Gladish]

Just a little note: there's a good reason for this code item- common  
construction screws have virtually no strength in shear, just like nails  
are not to be trusted for pullout resistance.
It's amazing how many otherwise skilled carpenters don't take this into  
account with their framing nailing practices...what a nail is actually  
designed to DO.

On Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:23:42 -0800, Dan Scheid <Damales at pollybutte.net>  
wrote:

> As I recall, part of her set of codes required that the rafters be
> anchored with "hurricane" straps.  I may be using the wrong word now.
> Anyway, the straps had to be affixed  with special high strength
> "hurricane" nails ( we couldn't use "deck screws" for example ).