“Cradle
of Strength
Construction”©™
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1. 40 lb. snow load
roof. |
11. Steel strapping in addition to screws used to secure roof trusses to sidewall studs. |
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2. 25-year Owens Corning shingles. |
12. Steel strapping from sidewall to floor. |
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3. Triple 2x6
header on all window openings over 30" wide. |
13. 2x6 floor joists 16" OC with steel strapping to wall studs. |
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4. Double 2x6
header on all exterior doors. |
14. Engineered 40
lb. roof truss with steel plate connectors at critical joints. |
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5. 2x6 side and end wall studs 16" on center, featuring a thick blanket of R-19 Owens Corning insulation. |
15. The addition of steal strapping along roof to wall intersections provide 6 tons of additional uplift resistance above that provided by screwed connection alone in an 80' home. |
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6. Double 2x6
header on all 30" window openings. |
16. Trusses sit on ledge board which is mechanically fastened and glued to ridge beam and doubles connector strength of trusses to ridge beam over screwed connection alone. |
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7. Multi-leaf spring system on certain homes reduces the effect of "road shock." |
17. Triple 2x6 plus
laminated plywood header above patio door. |
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8. The only pre-drilled and screwed floor system in the industry with double thick floor at seams.(An 80x28 home with screws used at seams has 39 tons more holding power than an equal number of staples). |
18. 3/8"x9" carriage bolts through floor to frame. |
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9. Oriented Strand
Board (OSB) sheathing to add extra structural strength to sidewall and
end wall. |
19. All interior load-bearing walls screwed to roof truss and floor. |
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10. Triple sealed roof edge to prevent water penetration at eaves. |
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Cape Cod,
Western Classic, & Foxwood ©Copyright 2000 Fairmont
Homes, Nappanee, Indiana *When
home placed on perimeter foundation |
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