rolled steel. You will generally find that the contractors prefer to use
power actuated fasteners. If both solutions are structurally sound, it
comes down to economics. I would show both solutions and let the contractor
decide.
If I were the contractor, I would prefer a power actuated fastener such as
those contained in the ESR 1663. He will use the appropriate tool for
installation.
Regards,
Harold Sprague
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Donald Bruckman [mailto:bruckmandesign@verizon.net]
>Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 8:56 AM
>To: seaint@seaint.org
>Subject: Design preference for non-bearing wall connectors
>
>
>
>I have a non-bearing metal stud wall that is to be attached to the
>underside
>of a W24. The detail was missed by the SE on the permit set and so I
>sketched up a detail of a slip track with shot pins into the bottom
>flange
>to connect the track. The SE revised the detail to self drilling
>screws,
>claiming it was a "better" connection. (I'm not quite sure which
>element
>became "better"), but...nevertheless, it begs this question:
>
>Is there any consensus here about whether either version is a "better"
>or
>"worse" version of this detail? Does the shot pin mess with the flange
>integrity in any way that could be considered more deleterious than an
>S-D
>screw? (The exact detail was 6" metal stud x 18' high, GWB both sides.
>I
>guessed 145 shots @ 16"oc, his came back #10 SD screws at 8"oc.).
>
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