05-0750 Plan Review Strap letter
October 8, 2008
Attn: Gary Carlson
City of Yelm
105 Yelm Ave. W
Yelm, WA 98597
RE: Tahoma Terra Fairway Multifamily Housing
STHD14 Hold Down Nail Substitution
Mr Carlson,
Per the request of Doug Bloom and Dan Lee, we evaluated the substitution of a .148” diameter 2-1/2” long Teco nail for 16d sinkers which were specified in the Simpson Catalog for the
STHD14. We contacted Simpson Strong Tie and they said that the 2-1/2” x 0.148” diameter Teco nail could be used instead of the 16d nail with no load reduction.
Should you have any further questions, please feel free to give me a call.
Regards,
Blake Johnson
BCRA Engineering