Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Collar Ties

We installed the collar tie in the back of the house. This collar tie will span between rafters on the inside and outside of the house. The photo below shows the tie penetrating through the rough framing of the exterior wall. We originally designed this connection to occur within the cavity of the roof vent flue. Now this will be exposed with glass above and below. I am interested to see how it reacts to extreme temperature differentials during the summer and winter months.

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