Understanding Post Cap Lateral Capacities

Why do our light-duty BC post caps have published allowable lateral loads while our strong, heavy-gauge CCQ column caps do not?     

Because with great power comes great responsibility.  Or, in the world of post caps: With great capacity comes more responsibility. 

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Field-Adjustable Sloped and Skewed Hangers — Introducing New LSSR Sizes

With the recent introduction of our new LSSR rafter hangers for 2x lumber, we thought we’d provide some background on how these new hangers were developed and why.

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