Steel Brace For Brick Above A Roof

Brick chimney with liner.

Steel brace for brick above a roof.

I have an a frame cottage with a new metal roof. The woodstove has a 10 insulated metal chimney which extends above the roof line by approximately 7 ft. An alternate approach would be to use steel beams spanning between brick piers or steel columns to support the masonry on the upper floors. And is above the peak by maybe 1 ft.

The one story roof would frame into the masonry wall beginning above the roof line. My a frame chimney is just one foot above the roof if measured at the ridge do i need to extend it. B1 as3 mbie back to top. Paragraph 1 9 2 of b1 as3 states that the building.

Item 64772 model n220 269. The wood member abutting the vertical wall stud construction. Metal chimneys more than 5 tall require bracing that connects the chimney to the building. Bracing such a chimney might consist of a quartet of structural steel angles one at each corner extending continuously the full height of the chimney above the roof well fastened together and.

Get free shipping on qualified metal brackets or buy online pick up in store today in the building materials department. Framing materials are usually wood engineered wood or structural steel the alternative to framed construction is generally called mass wall construction where horizontal layers of stacked materials such as log building masonry rammed earth adobe etc. Supporting the chimney shall contain bracing elements to resist earthquake loads from the chimney applied at roof level and at each floor to. A steel angle shall be placed directly on top of the roof construction.

This article describes bracing and support requirements for metal chimneys. For brick chimneys restrain at roof level with a zinc coated 50 1 0 mm mild steel u strap cast into the grout and used in conjunction with closely spaced wall ties. Are used without framing. 2 4 m above the fixing at roof level and need to be within the size limits of b1 as3 paragraph 1 1 3.

The roof supporting construction for the steel angle shall consist of a minimum of three 2 inch by 6 inch 51mm by 152 mm wood members. The lower portion of the masonry wall below the roof line would either be concealed or exposed to the interior. Framing in construction is the fitting together of pieces to give a structure support and shape. R703 7 2 2 support by roof construction.