H Clips For Roof Sheathing

They are often used with roof sheathing to keep it from feeling spongy or soft at its edges.

H clips for roof sheathing.

Thd sku 668932. Help prevent roof leaks many tile roofs have a polymer underlayment our clips work very well with the polymer underlayment. Some other clips can poke holes in it and cause leaks. Smooth galvanized coil roofing nails 7200 pack simpson strong tie pscl 7 16 in.

Simpson strong tie 1 2 r50 plywood clip 50 ct. H clips do create the expansion space required by sheathing manufacturers for their products we used to place a nail between panels to use as a spacing gauge. H clips also called panel edge clips are small steel devices that fit snugly between wood panels in order to provide them with edge support. Panel sheathing clips are used to support panels edge to edge when installing sheathing.

Other than some isolated residential building code roof sheathing clips are not required for structural purposes other than to increase allowable spans between supports in some cases. Not always required but a good idea. Some older h clips do not provide a built in gap. 20 gauge galvanized panel sheathing clip 50 qty.

Their size should match the thickness of the panels to which they are attached. Help prevent sheathing warping our clips leave a precise 1 8 gap created from a full width spacer bar without this full gap sheathing can expand under moist conditions and you can end up with the sheathing.