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Strap inspection

I helped start a war. How's this scenario since we haven't heard from Ice?

The existing straps are a 32" o.c. The last row of roof sheathing can be placed so that the ends land on strapless rafters thus eliminating edge nailing problems. Since the plywood will probably be held back from the ridge for venting, nailing the sheathing to the strapped rafters should be easy (even with the nails at an angle) because you can see the edge of the rafter and the strap. (more than likely 1 nail at the top edge of the plywood) Assuming that the builder is capable and that he read the plans correctly, the straps that go over the sheathing will be easy to place on every other rafter since the existing straps will be visible.

Obviously this is based on the assumption that the straps over the sheathing were called out at 32" o.c. (Replies 5 & 13). This may not be the case but man if it is and I was the builder I'd have a tough time not feeling like an idiot.
 
Sure got a lot of mileage out of some dinky little straps. I never know what's going to blow the collective skirt up. So he pulls a few nails, {there are only 3 in most straps} removes the straps, sheaths the roof and puts the straps back on. There's no waves in the sheathing and you can see the straps through the cheap shingles. He was probably done before I posted the OP.

Another reason to place the straps over the sheathing is so that I know they are there. The sheathing must be installed for framing inspection and I, Shirley, don't want to make a trip just for the straps.

Chris, I see that you have begun a new service of editing for spelling. Can I sign up for that? Smotimes I kan't speel for sh!t.

And doggone, 5 stars brudgers? This is a two all day long.

To drill or not to drill?

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The spacing of the straps called out on the plans and their location was never revealed. Thus the "Overthinking".

Plans can sometimes be hard to follow...details misread.

No breeze under my skirt.
 
4thorns said:
The spacing of the straps called out on the plans and their location was never revealed. Thus the "Overthinking".Plans can sometimes be hard to follow...details misread.

No breeze under my skirt.
32" on center over the sheathing.
 
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Layman's perspective: The existing straps can remain without a problem, and the straps over the sheathing can go on the 'unused' rafters after sheathing is applied. The sheathing can be nailed through the existing straps as they are 'extras' at this point, so no harm, no foul. And yes, the fasteners are long enough to attain depth of penetration through the sheathing.

As to why the DPR drew the straps on top?

Why does the sun rise in the east?

Why is water wet?

Why must Ben be so snarky?

That's the way he/she drew it. That is all that matters (and Code compliance, of course).

As to how many nails you can put in a piece of wood?

Check the portal frame detail in the Res Code and you can answer that for your self...(A LOT!):inspctr (love the icons)
 
brudgers said:
for it may interfere with the pleasure one derives from abusing one's power.
Haha I was waiting for this. I baited you like the gullible little person you are. You must run into the "permit held hostage" scenario a lot (it's all you dwell on); how's that working for you?

You are so brimming with hatred that you fail to understand what is being stated, instead vomiting your putrid disdain for inspectors all over your keyboard.

You burn the candle at both ends, in one instance accusing inspectors of practicing architecture, in another admonishing us for not doing so.

While I admire your command of the English language, it makes your position no more tenable. What's laughable is you believe anybody actually cares how you express yourself. Your explicatives, threats and accusations are pointless-- they're but bits and bytes and undoubtedly nothing you would say in person.

If I don't care, why did I write this? Because you care, and it gives me a laugh to wind you up like a clock. Go out and ride a bike. Life is too short to try and make some correlation between this message and how I execute my duties, which you have undoubtedly began to do and which I assure you will be inaccurate.
 
As to why the DPR drew the straps on top?Why does the sun rise in the east?

Why is water wet?

Why must Ben be so snarky?

That's the way he/she drew it. That is all that matters (and Code compliance, of course).
If everyone believed everything they heard then there would be a lot them more of driving a Prius.
 
A tad touchy aren't ya Tim? Baiting brudgers would get you what exactly?

Now brudgers, don't be getting blood on the carpet.

Tiger
 
If I was Miss America, I would use my crown to bring peace to the Code community. For I believe that together we can.......

Can't finish...Laughing too hard!!
 
If I was Miss America, I would strive for world domination,....... I mean Code community peace!

or I'd bake everyone a bran muffin.

pc1
 
TimNY said:
You are so brimming with hatred that you fail to understand what is being stated, instead vomiting your putrid disdain for inspectors all over your keyboard.You burn the candle at both ends, in one instance accusing inspectors of practicing architecture, in another admonishing us for not doing so.
You should see how he treats other fellow architects. It ain't pretty either.
 
Ah life is such a grab bag, or box of chocolates, or whatever, funny stuff.

Straps should be installed as detailed, or get a new detail. It is what the codes are all about.
 
ICE said:
Chris, I see that you have begun a new service of editing for spelling. Can I sign up for that? Smotimes I kan't speel for *****.

And doggone, 5 stars brudgers? This is a two all day long.
Chris, that's a correction of grammar, not spelling and it was a four letter word, not five.

And I got it down to three stars.
 
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Pcinspector1 said:
If I was Miss America, I would strive for world domination,....... I mean Code community peace!or I'd bake everyone a bran muffin.

pc1
I think prunes are in order, they keep the body regular.
 
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