I'm about to build a detached single block wall garage. When fitting wall plate tie straps, can they be attached to the external face of the wall and rendered over? I don't fancy the straps being visible on the inside.
Thanks for your reply. Can you expand a bit, why can't they be attached to the outside? Technically I can't see what the difference is, if corrosion is an issue then they can be stainless steel.NO. They go on the inside.
Wall plate restraint straps typically come in galvanised.
Part of their purpose is to restrain the roof from spreading - to do this they must be on the inside.
The wall plate is located on the inside, flush with the inside face of the masonry.
Blg Regs call for inside fixing.
FWIW: a house sale surveyor would call them out if noticed.
Thanks for your reply. Can you expand a bit, why can't they be attached to the outside? Technically I can't see what the difference is, if corrosion is an issue then they can be stainless steel.NO. They go on the inside.
The wall plate is located on the inside, flush with the inside face of the masonry.
They are mentioned in the Regs, but whether they are on the inside or outside isn't.Vertically applied restraint straps should be somewhere in the Regs..
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