Restraint Straps (Domestic Floors)
Perpendicular Restraint
Floor Level
Detail
Region
Ground Floor
1st Floor
2nd Floor
England & Wales
PFS required at 2m max centres
Perpendicular
PFS required at 1.25m max centres
Scotland
PFS required at 2m max centres
Please refer to page 4 for further information on PFS straps For all applications strap must extend over a minimum 3No Joists PFS surface fixed to I–Joist
— Noggins to be installed between the I-Joists or Metal Web Joists using 2No UZ-Clips and 2No. skew nails staggered either side — After fitting all noggins the PFS strap can then be located tight to the block work and centred on the noggins — The strap should be nailed with a minimum of 8No 3.4 x 35mm square twist nails evenly spaced and into at least every joist — — Noggins - NHBC Requirements — Width: min. ½ I-Joist depth, max. 150mm — Depth: min. 38mm — Timber: min. C16 grade
— Only suitable when joists line through with top of block work
PFS through web of I–Joist
— Cut a small slot in the I–Joist web, just under the top flange — Slide the PFS through the slots and position tight against the block work — To provide a fixing for the PFS, noggins must be nailed in place between the I-Joists through the I-Joist web — The strap should be nailed with a minimum of 8No 3.4 x 35mm square twist nails evenly spaced into the noggins
— Not suitable when joists line through with top of block work
Noggins - NHBC Requirements — Width: min. 38mm — Depth: min. ½ I-Joist depth, max. 150mm — Timber: min. C16 grade
PFS through web of Open Web Joist
— Strongback/Additional Noggins to be installed as per manufacturer’s guidelines — Position PFS tight to block work and centred on block — The strap should be nailed with a minimum of 8No 3.4 x 35mm square twist nails evenly spaced into the noggins
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