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The Rogue's Gallery

This section is reserved for showing the good, the bad and the ugly side of hold-down use. I'll try to add to it over time as I run across new conditions.

The Good

A hold-down attached to the right member and connected
to a special bolt reserved for that purpose. Good job.

The Bad

Seeing two hold-downs this close together makes you
wonder . They are picking up the same load...why not
use one hold-down and internail the intersecting members?

All Things Considered

Named because we have a collision of purposes here. The
shear wall is already short, the hold-downs sizable. It would
have been preferable to avoid cutting the sill in half with the
radiant heating feeds. This is a coordination issue.

The Ugly

When the hold-down at the upper left exerts a pull,
the beam is going to want to pull upwards. The
short segment of stud above must be nailed to the
4x edge member to resist that force. 20-16d's?
More? Kindling Anyone?

So Close...

To be fair, I returned to the site later in construction to
find another section of 2nd floor above. The threaded
rod will still have a difficult time mating with a connector
in the upper floor's stud wall.

The Good

A hold-down attached to the right member and connected to a special bolt reserved for that purpose. Good job.

The Bad

Seeing two hold-downs this close together makes you wonder . They are picking up the same load...why not use one hold-down and internail the intersecting members?

All Things Considered

Named because we have a collision of purposes here. The shear wall is already short, the hold-downs sizable. It would have been preferable to avoid cutting the sill in half with the radiant heating feeds. This is a coordination issue.

The Ugly

When the hold-down at the upper left exerts a pull, the beam is going to want to pull upwards. The short segment of stud above must be nailed to the 4x edge member to resist that force. 20-16d's? More? Kindling Anyone?

So Close...

To be fair, I returned to the site later in construction to find another section of 2nd floor above. The threaded rod will still have a difficult time mating with a connector in the upper floor's stud wall.