Cullen Technical Guide 2024

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Restraint Straps (Domestic Roofs)

Restraint (Timber Gables)

Timber Gable to Masonry fixing detail to cold roofs – Continuous Wallplate Class 1 Buildings/houses of single occupancy three storeys or less England & Wales and two storeys or less Scotland

Vertical restraint strap to be face fixed to vertical stud with 4no. 3.4x35mm square twist nails

Gable Panel

225mm maximum height between underside of wallplate and horizontal restraint strap

Insulation continued into gable panel

Breather membrane to face of gable panel

Roof insulation

Cullen FT Timber frame wall ties Continuous wallplate 38mm min-75mm maximum depth Mortar bed Cullen Gable Restraint Bracket (GRB) at maximum 1200mm centres Cavity insulation shown for indicative purposes only – thermal bridging and SAP calculations to be plot specific Cavity trays and firestops to be detailed by building designer

Longitudinal truss bracing

Level of truss wallplate

Solid blocking between truss and gable panel at horizontal restraint strap positions Gable Panel to wallplate fixing – Paslode 3.1mm dia x min 75mm long smooth shank nails at maximum 175mm centres Vertical holding down strap plugged and screwed to blockwork at maximum 1.8m centres Either VRS-900-100 or PFS-1200-F

Cullen RST-3 restraint straps at maximum 1200mm centre fixed to longitudinal truss bracing / additional longitudinal bracing with 8no. 4x25mm steel screws fixed to gable panel stud with 3no. 3.4x35mm square twist nails

Details for a raised wall plate & Class 2A buildings can be found in our Gable Restraint System Technical Guide . https://www.itwcp-offsite.co.uk/download/cullen-gable-restraint-system-technical-guide/?wpdmdl=6414 Please contact our Technical department if you require further information.

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