Flat Roof To Wall Connection

Retrofitting from above through the roof.

Flat roof to wall connection. When your home is being re roofed there is a great opportunity to gain access to the roof to wall connection by removing roof sheathing at the eaves of the house and installing straps clips or right angle brackets to reinforce the connection between the roof structure and the walls. One possible way is to gain access through the eave area which may be exposed or through the soffit which is the flat surface at the eaves that forms a sort of ceiling where the roof overhangs the. Table 14 test configurations for roof to wall connection system tests 27 table 15 materials construction and fastening schedules for roof systems 28 table 16 summary of test results for roof to wall connection system tests 31 table 17 comparison of analytical and experimental results for roof to wall. The flat roofing material must go up the wall a minimum of 12 or up the wall and over the top of the wall if the wall is less than 12 high.

Roof sheathing shall be attached in compliance with the florida building code florida statue 553 844 and the hurricane mitigation retrofit manual. Of course while reinforcing the roof wall connection is a step in the right direction it doesn t address the connections between the wall plate and studs or between the wall and the foundation. There are several ways to gain access to the roof to wall connections in masonry houses. Replacement of the existing roof cost is 10 000 00 x 15 1 500 00 this amount is required to be spent on roof to wall connection retrofits.

Unfortunately these extra steps would be cost prohibitive in most cases.