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TM Custom Construction
(608)387-0048
28406 CTY HWY CA
Tomah, WI

Booth Boyz
920.609.0222
Nationwide
Green Bay, WI

Mobile Mini, Inc
414.258.7610
5223 S. 9th St
Milwaukee, WI

Euro-American Design & Building
1-608-308-2023
S. Fish
Madison, WI

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N91 W17174 appleton ave
Menomonee falls, WI

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608-308-2023
S. Fish
Madison, WI

Yutka Fence, Inc.
(262) 552-7967
6606 34th Ave
Kenosha, WI

G Tempel Masonry Restoration
414-248-2351
2638 N Fratney st
Milwaukee, WI

K & M Concrete, Inc.
608-833-6900
7556 West Old Sauk Road
Verona, WI

Ace Of Spades Sealcoating
920 373 0000
114 Yale St
Green Bay, WI

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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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(608)387-0048
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