How To Fix Roof Joists To Wall Plate

Drive the nail through at an angle beginning the nail 5 cm 2 inches up from the bottom of the truss.

How to fix roof joists to wall plate. Squaring and fixing the wall plates to the brickwork. The plate should be 50mm deeper than the joists that you are fixing presumably on hangers. Fitting roofing wall plates top plates setting out squaring levelling and fixing strapping gable and hip roof wall plates for rafters joists and roof. To ensure a secure fix for the rafter to the wall plate a fixing process known as toenailing is normally used whereby nails are driven in to each side of the rafter at an angle and down in to the timber that forms the top of the wall plate.

Place the bottom of the truss onto the wall plate aligning the left edge of the truss with the edge marks placed on the. The restoration couple 21 442 views. Use threaded bar 12mm and set in using suitable resin always use plate washers these should bite into the timber by about 2 3 mm dog plates are used for a different purpose you don t need these. A new piece of timber is cut a to replace the damaged piece and the joists plates are positioned ether side of the joists with the end of the joist plate right up against the edge of the timber so it is the joist plate that site on the bearer a.

Clean the hole out thoroughly of all dust and debris either with a pump or hoover. Mark the holes with the pre drilled wall plate make sure you drill the plate and then the wall square blow the dust out of the holes although pull out is not a major issue here you won t tighten the plate if the studding threaded bar is not tight you can enlarge the wall plate holes afterwards if needs be. The joist plate is bolted to the timber making the joint b as strong as the original joist. Set out the ceiling.

First work your way along the brickwork and clear any snots off.