Top Plate Floor Joist Connectors - House Framing Ideas

[parisone01]

Who ever nailed those ltp4's to the side of a TJI does not know what is going on and it is a bad idea. You are not allowed to nail in to the side of a TJI cord. It delaminates the truss. Your suppossed to nail striaght down through the truss joist. That transfers the shear loads by itself. Ltp4 anchors are great. Just not for that application.

[gregvancom]

@parisone01 You've got an excellent point, but I've seen it done both ways. This wasn't a job I worked on, but I would imagine a structural engineer called it out on the plans, otherwise the Carpenters wouldn't have done it. You're absolutely right about the delamination and I personally think it's a joke. They would've been better off putting the sheer panel on the other side of the wall and breaking it on one of the plates.

[kjohnsen045]

You do what the plans call for. Those are Simpson LTP4 plates. They are rated for a specific allowable load and that changes based on the direction you attach them. The LTP4 are rated the same no matter which direction you turn them so in this case it would be better to turn them horizontally. You still need a letter from the engineer to deviate from the what the plans call for.

[gregvancom]

@kjohnsen045 You're right about one thing, you should never deviate from the plans, however I think this is a bit overkill.

[Parakiosu2]

Lol.Use a simple bigger peace of wood.Why all americans are so idiots?

[gregvancom]

@Parakiosu2 What country you from? What do you think about running for president, we could use someone like you, running the country.

[dahistoryman]

r u on drugs ,the least of the problem is what u are pionting out how about attaching joist hangers , an a35minimum on the ledger ,through bolts with washers to tie it together soldiering the joists with blocking .to name just a few missing details

[pravljicezaotroke]

Doesn't look safe to me either.

[gregvancom]

good idea and that would work.

[mtownlobo]

Why not run a longer strap all the way to the first/lower floor studs?