Roof Sheathing H Clips

Quick installation no nails required.

Roof sheathing h clips.

Some older h clips do not provide a built in gap. H clips provide additional stiffness between bearing points for the unsupported edges of wood panel plywood or osb roof sheathing along with the necessary 1 8 gap for expansion as shown below illustrated on a bag of simpson h clips. Not always required but a good idea. 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.

Spacer type panel edge clips are available from some manufacturers. Simpson strong tie panel sheathing clips are used to brace unsupported sheathing edges and provide a 1 8 gap to address shrinkage and expansion of roof sheathing. Getting all the clips to work in the wind and rain with on. Panel sheathing clips are used to brace unsupported panel edges when sheathing meets edge to edge without a rafter for support.

Grip h clips are designed to make installing roof sheathing faster with better spacing. Reduce frustration of clips falling off or spearing edge of sheet full length expansion bar gives you superior alignment and perfect expansion gap our plywood h clips will not poke holes in the underlayment a problem with some metal roofing clips. Prime line hurricane board up clips fits 1 2 in. The typical thickness range for sheathing is 3 8 to 3 4 inch.

Roof sheathing comes in grid marked 4 by 8 foot sheets and should be installed perpendicular to the frame. Keeps panels even for a level structural plane. Their size should match the thickness of the panels to which they are attached. Never attach roof sheathing with staples.

8d ring shank nails should be used instead. Space between plywood panels as recommended by the american plywood association. Use a 10d box 0 128 inch by 3 inch nail as a spacer to gauge 1 8 inch edge and end spacing between panels. Panel sheathing clips are used to brace unsupported panel edges when sheathing meets edge to edge without a rafter for support.

Keeps panels even for a level structural plane. Quick installation no nails required. Sheathing should be a minimum of 19 32 inch thick. They are often used with roof sheathing to keep it from feeling spongy or soft at its edges.

Space between plywood panels as recommended by the american plywood association.