Tie-Down Details
To the Editor:
I read your publication and enjoy it
very much. I am a framer, in charge of
25 men. We build homes in Kiawah
Island, S.C. All the houses are custom
designed with no two houses alike, as is
required by the Kiawah Island Architectural
Review Board. Our houses
range from 2,700 square feet to 6,000
square feet. All the houses are stickbuilt
entirely, with the exception of a
few open-web floor-truss systems.
I would like to draw your attention
to the article "Preventing Wind Failures"
(JLC, 4/90). The diagram in the
article for plywood wall sheathing does
not maximize tie-down strength. We
build quite a few houses on the beach
and in accordance with