Warranty

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION & GENERAL NOTES
Wood Construction Connectors
Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. warrants catalog products to be free from
defects in material or manufacturing. Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc.
products are further warranted for adequacy of design when used in accordance
with design limits in this catalog and when properly specified, installed,
and maintained. This warranty does not apply to uses not in compliance
with specific applications and installations set forth in this catalog, or to
non-catalog or modified products, or to deterioration due to environmental
conditions.
Simpson Strong-Tie
®
connectors are designed to enable structures to resist
the movement, stress, and loading that results from impact events such as
earthquakes and high velocity winds. Other Simpson Strong-Tie products are
designed to the load capacities and uses listed in this catalog. Properly-installed
Simpson Strong-Tie products will perform in accordance with the specifications
set forth in the applicable Simpson Strong-Tie catalog. Additional performance
limitations for specific products may be listed on the applicable catalog pages.
Due to the particular characteristics of potential impact events, the specific
design and location of the structure, the building materials used, the quality
of construction, and the condition of the soils involved, damage may
nonetheless result to a structure and its contents even if the loads resulting
from the impact event do not exceed Simpson Strong-Tie catalog specifica-
tions and Simpson Strong-Tie connectors are properly installed in accordance
with applicable building codes.
All warranty obligations of Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. shall be
limited, at the discretion of Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc., to repair or
replacement of the defective part. These remedies shall constitute Simpson
Strong-Tie Company Inc.’s sole obligation and sole remedy of purchaser
under this warranty. In no event will Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc.
be responsible for incidental, consequential, or special loss or damage,
however caused.
This warranty is expressly in lieu of all other warranties, expressed or
implied, including warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular
purpose, all such other warranties being hereby expressly excluded.
This warranty may change periodically – consult our website
www.strongtie.com for current information.
LIMITED WARRANTY
TERMS & CONDITIONS OF SALE
PRODUCT USE
Products in this catalog are designed and manufactured for the specific
purposes shown, and should not be used with other connectors not
approved by a qualified Designer. Modifications to products or changes in
installations should only be made by a qualified Designer. The performance
of such modified products or altered installations is the sole responsibility
of the Designer.
INDEMNITY
Customers or Designers modifying products or installations, or designing
non-catalog products for fabrication by Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc.
shall, regardless of specific instructions to the user, indemnify, defend, and
hold harmless Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. for any and all claimed loss
or damage occasioned in whole or in part by non-catalog or modified products.
NON-CATALOG AND MODIFIED PRODUCTS
Consult Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. for applications for which there
is no catalog product, or for connectors for use in hostile environments,
with excessive wood shrinkage, or with abnormal loading or erection
requirements.
Non-catalog products must be designed by the customer and will be
fabricated by Simpson Strong-Tie in accordance with customer
specifications.
Simpson Strong-Tie cannot and does not make any representations
regarding the suitability of use or load-carrying capacities of non-catalog
products. Simpson Strong-Tie provides no warranty, express or implied,
on non-catalog products. F.O.B. Shipping Point unless otherwise specified.
Ga
Min.
Thick.
(mils)
Approximate
Dimensions
Decimals (in.)
in. mm
Uncoated
Steel
Galvanized
Steel (G90)
ZMAX
(G185)
3 229
1
⁄ 4 6.0 0.239 — —
7 171
3
⁄ 16 4.5 0.179 0.186 —
10 118
9
⁄ 64 3.5 0.134 0.138 0.140
11 111
1
⁄ 8 3.1 0.120 0.123 0.125
12 97
7
⁄ 64 2.7 0.105 0.108 0.110
14 68
5
⁄ 64 2.0 0.075 0.078 0.080
16 54
1
⁄ 16 1.6 0.060 0.063 0.065
18 43
3
⁄ 64 1.3 0.048 0.052 0.054
20 33
1
⁄ 32 1.0 0.036 0.040 0.042
22 27
1
⁄ 32 1.0 0.030 0.033 0.035
Steel thickness varies according to mill standards.
Rise/Run Slope
1/12 5°
2/12 10°
3/12 14°
4/12 18°
5/12 23°
6/12 27°
7/12 30°
8/12 34°
9/12 37°
10/12 40°
11/12 42°
12/12 45°
If Common Rafter
Roof Pitch is...
Rise/Run Slope
1/17 3°
2/17 7°
3/17 10°
4/17 13°
5/17 16°
6/17 19°
7/17 22°
8/17 25°
9/17 28°
10/17 30°
11/17 33°
12/17 35°
Then Hip/Valley Rafter
Roof Pitch becomes...
Imperial Metric
1 in 25.40 mm
1 ft 0.3048 m
1 lb 4.448N
1 Kip 4.448 kN
1 psi 6895 Pa
Metric Conversion
in. mm
3
⁄ 8 9.5
1
⁄ 2 12.7
5
⁄ 8 15.9
3
⁄ 4 19.1
7
⁄ 8 22.2
1 25.4
Bolt Diameter
US Standard Steel Gauge Equivalents
in Nominal Dimensions
Use these Roof Pitch to Hip/Valley Rafter Roof
Pitch conversion tables only for hip/valley rafters
that are skewed 45° right or left. All other skews
will cause the slope to change from that listed.
CONVERSION CHARTS
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