Use and Care Manual
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General Hardware
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General Hardware
MiTek
®
Product Catalog
HFS Compression & Tension Straps
The HFS Hardy Frame
®
Saddle is a 14 gauge steel
channel intended to be used as a splice at locations
where plumbing or other vertical penetrations
destroy the structural integrity of a wall’s top plates.
Materials: 14 gauge
Finish: G60 galvanizing
Codes: IBC, FL, LA
Installation:
• Use all specied fasteners. See Product Notes,
page 18.
• The Saddle can be installed over the top or from
the underside of the top plates, and is capable
of resisting both tension and compression loads
in a clearspan of up to 4-1/2".
• For wall depths greater than 3-1/2", or to install
after plumbing lines have been run, the product
can be separated into two“L” shapes by gripping
the legs of the channel and exing the top surface
along the serration lines.
Typical HFS
installation to underside
of double top plates.
Separation into two
“L” shapes at 6"
and greater depths
Omit fasteners at
rst holes when the end
distance is less than 1"
Ref. No.
WL
Qty
2
Type
4
HFS24 -- 14 3-5/8 24 < 4-1/2 24 16d 2950 2500 2537 2500
HFS36 -- 14 3-5/8 36 <
4-1/2 32 16d 4280 2500 3681 2500
1
)
Allowable tension loads are for normal duration. The values ma
y
be ad
j
usted for other durations, such as for seismic and wind loadin
g
in accordance with the NDS.
2
)
Fastener
q
uantit
y
is the number of 16d common nails to be installed into each of the members to be
j
oined. When the end distance
from the
j
oint to the first nail hole is less than 1", omit the
(
2
)
nails in the 3" side-
p
late and the
(
1
)
nail in the 1-1/2"
side-
p
late that are nearest the
j
oint.
3
)
There is no reduction in double to
p
p
late ca
p
acit
y
p
rovided the HFS24 is installed with minimum
(
22
)
16d common
nails in each member bein
g
j
oined
(
44 total
)
and the HFS36 is installed with
(
31
)
16d common nails in each member
(
62 total
)
.
4
)
NAILS: 16d nails are 0.162" dia. x 3-1/2" lon
g
.
Fastener
Schedule
Dimensions
(in)
MiTek USP
Stock No.
Steel
Gauge
IBC,
FL, LA
Code
Ref.
Tension
100%
Compression
100%
Notch
Width
Tension
100%
Compression
100%
DF/SP
Allowable Loads (Lbs.)
1,3
S-P-F
Allowable Loads (Lbs.)
1,3
4-1/2"
max
4-1/2"
max