Description
HTT Tension Tie & Holdown - HTT5
Features & Benefits
- A single piece folded and no weak point of welding, provide ultimate strength tension tile
- Unique nailing pattern that provides better results with less deflection
- Stronger and safer than typical through-bolt installations for deck post connections
- Uses Strong-Drive® SD Connector screws which install easily, reduce fastener slip and provide a greater net section area of the post compared to bolts
- Suitable for heavy duty holdown applications on single or double studs
- Helps prevent a common type of deck failure
- 17mm diameter anchor hole can accommodate Simpson Strong-Tie M12 Titen HD Screw Anchor or any M16 threaded rods
- HTT5 and HTT5KT are suitable for steel frame holdown connections
Installation
- Use all specified fasteners
- The HTT requires no additional washer
- Strong‑Drive SD Connector screws install best with a low speed high torque drill with a 3/8” hex head driver
Applications
- Heavy‑duty holdown applications
- Resisting tension load applications
- Shearwalls, studs to foundation connections
- Concrete-to-steel connections
- Retrofit or new construction projects
- Residential and commercial projects
- Sub diaphragm floor, seismic upgrades, mid floor vertical connection applications
- Engineered Wood Products (EWP)
- Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT)
- Steel Frame Holdown