Roof Sheathing H Clips

Their size should match the thickness of the panels to which they are attached.

Roof sheathing h clips.

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. Not always required but a good idea. 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. The designer would need to determine if the plywood sheathing clips can replace the wood blocking at panel edges.

Acquire the simpson strong tie pscl 7 16 in. Grip h clips are designed to make installing roof sheathing faster with better spacing. Galvanized 20 gauge steel plywood clips 250 pack pscl 7 16 r250 20 gauge steel construction creates a 1 8 in. Panel sheathing clips are used to brace unsupported sheathing edges and provide a 1 8 gap to address shrinkage and expansion of roof sheathing.

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. Generally the clips do not replace blocking but it depends on how the roof or floor was designed. Some older h clips do not provide a built in gap. They are often used with roof sheathing to keep it from feeling spongy or soft at its edges.

The clips are inserted over the edges of the adjacent plywood panels to reduce deflection of the panel edges between the framing members and are most commonly used for roof sheathing.