Reinforce Joists with Hurricane Clips

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What happens here

To further enhance the deck's stability and resistance to twisting or bending, hurricane clips (also known as rafter ties) are installed on every joist where it connects to a beam. These metal connectors are screwed in place and serve to hold the joists stationary, adding significant structural integrity. The importance of these clips is highlighted, especially in areas prone to high winds or seismic activity, as they prevent movement and maintain the structure's rigidity.

Goal: Provide additional structural reinforcement to prevent joists from twisting or separating.

Tools and materials

Hurricane Clips — Metal connectors to reinforce joist connections, Impact Driver Milwaukee
Fasteners — Securing clips to joists and beams

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Okay. So that's good to know. All right. We're we're looking at a screw up right here. Right. I mean, it's not this isn't the end of the world cuz we've got support directly underneath it. If you guys want to flame me about this screw-up, go ahead. I just won't invite you over on my deck. Plain and simple. Right. Yep. So, here it is wrong. And here it is the right way. Okay. I mean, that's literally now night and day, right? Boom. You can see that it's zigzagged, right? I mean, it's this is a I love this example. So, you know, I'm glad this happened so everybody else out there can see the difference. So, here it is on a 45. Not quite right. Here it is the right way. You can see that he zigzags his 45 here and then over here again. We call these hurricane clips. I don't know the technical name. Rafter tie. What? Rafter tie. Rafter ties. That's fine. And you're putting them in every so here. Oh, actually this is a good example of how it looks. Okay. So, everyone gets one. Correct. Everyone gets one. And then the beam be behind you gets gets them. So, every beam gets every joist on every beam gets a clip. Gets a clip. And what's the point to that clip, you know? Uh, it holds them stationary. It holds them so they can't twist or bend. So, it just adds structure. Add structure to the structure. You know, you put your deck boards on top, it'll hold the tops of the beams. Yep. Yep. So, here's a good example of what he's putting in. Well, the official name is Rafter Ties, but One Finger Frankie calls them hurricane clips. Hurricane clips. Apparently, he first found out about these when he was working in Florida. And they had to use these on everything they did. So, not just decks. I mean, they would be doing them on joists, on hurricane clips on the roof. That's pretty pretty typical. Yep. So, that word of wisdom comes from OneFinger Frankie. And if you want to know why we call him One Finger Frankie, well, subscribe cuz we probably have a story about OneFinger Frankie coming up. Yep. It's a good story. He never had.

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