rafter hangers - InspectionNews

Lou Wissner · #1 (**permalink**) 03-09-2008, 01:35 PM

Beach front new construction. Found rafters separating from wall. Recommending to install rafter hangers but can't seem to find code ref. Any comments?

Eric Mayberry · #2 (**permalink**) 03-09-2008, 01:50 PM

Texas Department of Insurance should govern new construction on the coast. Hangers should have been there to start with to deal with uplift and shear forces.

Nolan Kienitz · #3 (**permalink**) 03-09-2008, 08:29 PM

Having inspected the SE Texas market for many years before moving to the Dallas area ... I had to keep in mind just 'where' the home I was inspecting was located.

As noted ... there are a lot of different and additional items to look for from the Gulf of Mexico beach inland. Varying degrees of "inland wind" ratings/requirements.

IRC won't necessarily have it ... local AHJ and TDI trumps many things due to high winds.

For example even the roll-up garage doors installed in Spring would not pass requirements in Kemah or League City.