A topic of debate among me and some local framers…
If you are using say 2″ x 10″ for rafters and a Simpson H10 to connect them to the top plate, do you indeed need to cut a bird’s mouth?
What say ye?
A topic of debate among me and some local framers…
If you are using say 2″ x 10″ for rafters and a Simpson H10 to connect them to the top plate, do you indeed need to cut a bird’s mouth?
What say ye?
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I still like to build as if there is not any hardware. Consider it fault-tolerance. I may be overly-conservative, but I like beams under joists rather than flush with joists only on hangers.
The H10's are designed primarily to hold rafters down from the uplift force of wind. This pulling force puts the metal in tension... using the H10's instead of a birdsmouth loads them with primarily shear forces (preventing the sliding of the rafter off the top plate).
The seesaw of uplift during wind (tension) and down force of gravity causing spreading of rafters (shear) could eventually cause metal fatigue and failure. I'm not an engineer though.
at what pitch and snow load?
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Not too much snow in Florida. ;o)
Agreed, Snow load is Zero. Pitch is 6/12
t 1/12 I would not cut. At 6/12 I would definitely cut.Of course, the right answer is to be found at the Simpson website - as interpreted by your local inspectator
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http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=offei=1WuIStblC6mutgfDxtXnDA&sa=Xoi=spell&resnum=0ct=result&cd=1q=Simpson+strong+tie+H10+%2B+bird%27s+mouth&spell=1Looks like this was discussed at JLC five years ago
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Piffin,
Thanks. But I can't get the link to work. What did you search under?
BTW, looks the the Simpson literature refers to full bearing of the rafter and top plate so you might have to cut the BM regardless.
Mike
"Simpson strong tie H10 + bird's mouth"I still had the tab open
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Piffin,
I found it...Interesting discussion.
Mike
An alternative to birdsmouth is to rip a piece the thickness of your top plate at an angle corresponding to your roof slope. In other words, if your pitch is 4:12, then rip your piece about 27 1/2*. This will give solid support and you don't have to cut any birdsmouths.
I don't know why nobody thinks of stuff like this. Cutting a birds mouth into a TIJ seems criminal.
~Peter
they make neccessary hardware for TJI rafters, very pricey last roof i used them on, easier to cut my studs with the same angle, and nail a top plate on, beveled both sides. Woods favorite carpenter
When did he mention TJIs?
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Cutting a birds mouth into a TIJ seems criminal.
It's not, you're allowed. More blocking involved.
Scroll down to page 19 where it say Roof Details. Underneath that in picture R5, it says Birdsmouth Cut.
http://www.ilevel.com/literature/TJ-4000.pdf
Joe Carola
There is one other quick and dirty way to use rafters without a birds mouth cut in them.
Sister a 2x4 onto the top plate and cut the tail at the roof pitch and the head to 90 degrees to the end of the top plate.