Shaggyant
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- North Idaho
Is there a reason you can’t make your own 1/16” steel protection plate to satisfy section 300.4? I’ve used and seen a ton of the commercially available hammer on steel protection plates installed when you can’t maintain 1 1/4” of wood framing member but not any custom ones.
I don’t see where it says it’s not allowed. In fact 300.4 (D) exception no. 3 says that a plate is allowed to be thinner than 1/16” if it is “listed and marked” which leads me to believe that if the 1/16” of steel specification is maintained then a plate made in the field is acceptable.
Am I missing something or is it just something I haven’t seen before?
I don’t see where it says it’s not allowed. In fact 300.4 (D) exception no. 3 says that a plate is allowed to be thinner than 1/16” if it is “listed and marked” which leads me to believe that if the 1/16” of steel specification is maintained then a plate made in the field is acceptable.
Am I missing something or is it just something I haven’t seen before?