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WB WALL BRACING Features . for use on internal or external WBA Design a faster and. more economical method to walls . . prevent racking of walls . . eliminate cutting or "letting in" of wood braces . . installed in pairs, in a V-fashion with different lengths available upon request . . does not serve as a replacement for load-bearing shearwaIl components. Material . . 16 and 18 ga. galvanized steel. Evaluation . . code evaluated for value in tension equal to 1 x 4 let-in bracing. WB WBA XB TENSION BRIDGING Design Features . . provide the builder with an inexpensive, nail-type bridging for truss type wood I-joists. There are nine lengths from which to choose. All have seven nail holes per end, two of which must be used (4-10d). Material . . XB, 18 ga. galvanized steel. Special . . other sizes available are the XB30, XB42, XB48, XB54, XB56 and XB60. XB RCS RETROFIT COIL STRAPS Design Features . . used to secure or wrap existing buildings for seismic upgrade, to tie water heaters to floors and walls and for utility purposes such as hanging pipes from rafters, studs or joists . . packaged in 16" X 16" carton. Applications . . the RCS3/40/12 provides a heavyduty strap, while the RCS3/52/14 gives you an optional medium-duty strap. All straps can be cut to length. RCS3/54/16C nail holes are counter sunk to provide easy installation for 16d-sinkers for lower nailing profile. Triangle nail holes provide optional nailing for the RCS 3/40/12, and RCS 3/52/14. Material . . 22ga., 20ga., 18ga., 16ga., 14ga. and 12 ga. galvanized steel. Note . . design loads are based on the assumption that one half of the specified number of nails are installed in each of the two members connected. RCS 150/16 www.itwbcghardware.com - 800.521.9790 150/16 100/14 200/18 250/20 300/22 RCS 3/54/16C RCS 3/54/16C RCS 3/40/12 92 RCS RCS RCS RCS RCS RCS 3/40/12 RCS 3/52/14 ITW BCG Hardware

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