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Thomas Piro & Son's, Inc
203-838-2218
15 Parallel Street
Norwalk, CT

Roberge Painting Company, Inc.
860-582-6131
171 Central Street
Bristol, CT

Roberge Painting Company, Inc.
860-582-6131
171 Central Street
Brsitol, CT

A-Plus Concrete, LLC
203-744-7661
Danbury
Danbury, CT

ALL SEASONS CHIMNEYS
860-261-5602
43 gridley street
bristol, CT

GMR
(203) 942-6756
8LAKE AVE AP3 DANBURY CT
DANBURY, CT

Materials Handling Systems, Inc
1-800-523-4205
77 Grassmere Ave
West Hartford, CT

Safety Priority Consultants, LLC
1-800-809-0059
185 Main St.
New Britain, CT

OUTBACK Enterprises, LLC
860-309-7076
82 Lake Harwinton
Harwinton, CT

Allen Construction
203-734-1747
23 West Main Street
Ansonia, CT

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Here in the Western mountains, we build homes with massive windows in every room to capture the 360-degree views. And as a framer, that's where the problem starts.

Architecture is a blend of art and science, two diametrically opposite disciplines. The artist wants the entire wall to be glass, like a giant landscape portrait; the scientist needs enough wall to hold the house up.

On one recent project the architect and engineer wrangled about a suitable window-to-wall ratio. The result was a system with massive timber columns, interior and exterior plywood, full-height steel rods, and about every size hold-down in the universe. It was costly and complicated, and we were installing hardware for weeks. So it was good news when we found Simpson Strong-Tie's newly code-approved (IBC, IRC, and UBC) Steel Strong-Wall shear wall, which will help resolve these complicated conflicts.

How It Works

The Steel Strong-Wall is designed to support vertical and lateral loads produced by wind or earthquakes, creating a strong but narrow shear wall. They're superior to, and can replace, Simpson HD and HDA hold-down assemblies and wood composition panels when attaching to a foundation.

The Steel Strong-Wall shear wall is a 10-gauge galvanized steel panel with a 2-by wood stud secured to either side and a steel plate top and bottom.

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203-838-2218
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