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Local Companies

Minor Plastering
205 233 2840
7531 hwy 69 n
northport, AL

AES PRECAST CO, INC.
(205) 242-4229
3851 17th St
Northport, AL

Amicus Construction
(205) 248-6077
510 17th St E
Tuscaloosa, AL

Doster Construction
(205) 366-1981
5501 Old Montgomery Hwy
Tuscaloosa, AL

Alabama Construction & Repair
(256) 830-5661
1625 Slaughter Rd
Madison, AL

Tim Thomason Construction
(334) 298-0126
4 Bleeker Rd
Phenix City, AL

Construction Partners Inc
(334) 673-9763
256 Honeysuckle Rd Ste 12
Dothan, AL

Corner Stone Structural Installation
(334) 566-7179
Highway 231
Troy, AL

Classic Construction Company
(334) 898-1770
103 E Main St
Samson, AL

William Electric Company
(251) 626-2024
1024 Stanton Rd
Daphne, AL

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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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Minor Plastering

205 233 2840
7531 hwy 69 n
northport, AL

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