Patrick Kidd of Simpson Strong-Tie Company reviews Simpson’s Strong-Wall Site-Built Portal Frame System with JLC. For prescriptive design (not high-wind zones), its site-built portal frame kit provides a cost-effective, ‘retrofittable’ solution for installing braced wall panels. It can turn narrow 10-inch or 12-inch nominal width walls into equivalent 4-foot site-built braced wall panels. More
Tim Uhler reviews this fast, efficient, safe structural connection tool for roof... More
The screw's flat underhead improves pull-through resistance and leaves a clean finish More
The new addition is designed for use with redwood decking More