Yes, that's the terminology I understand. In hurricane prone areas in
the US the wall plates and sole plates (at the bottom of the wall) get
some extra special treatment to make sure they hold the walls to the
foundation and the roof to the walls. I was reading some analysis
yesterday which shows that when a door or window gets breached the
upward pressure on the roof from the wind can easily be 4 times the
weight of the roof.
Chuck Norcutt
On 12/24/2014 3:15 AM, ChrisB wrote:
That’s it. Thanks, John.
Chris
On 23 Dec 14, at 23:01, JOHN DUGGAN <john.duggan10@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Usually called "wall plate". It is usually a wooden beam or joist running along
the walls on which the roofing joists fix.
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