Restraint Straps

Heavy duty restraint straps are suitable for horizontal restraint applications such as tying timber roofs and floors into masonry walls.

CE Marked and tested to BS EN 845-1:2008 Designed in accordance with The Building Regulations, BS5268 Part 3 and other building standards for vertical and horizontal restraint. Multi holed at 25mm offset centres, restraint straps should be fixed using either 50mm long no. 12 woodscrews (using wall plugs in masonry for vertical restraint) or 75mm x 4.0mm diameter galvanised nails into timber. Stainless steel screws or nails must be used when fixing stainless steel straps.

Restraint straps are available as galvanised or stainless steel and are supplied in packs:

• Horizontal heavy gauge (10 per pack)
• Vertical light gauge (20 per pack)

Please specify the following information when ordering:

• Product code H = Horizontal V = Vertical
• Prefix product code with SS if stainless steel

Required

• Overall girth, and length of bends
• Position of twist (twist is approx. 50mm long)
  e.g. H/1200/B150 = Horizontal / o/a girth / bend100 SS/V/1000/T100 = St. Steel / Vertical / o/a girth / twist 100

Standard product includes one bend or twist. Additional bends/twists/fishtails charged extra.

Increments of less than 100mm will be charged at the full rate e.g. 1050mm charged at 1100mm rate.

Purpose made straps are available to order.

The product includes one bend or twist. Additional bends/twists/fishtails charged extra.

Increments of less than 100mm will be charged at the full rate. E.G. 1050mm charged at 1100mm rate.

Purpose made straps are available to order

• CE Declaration of Performance - H
• CE Declaration of Performance - V

 

Timber frame holding down straps are produced from galvanised steel to BS EN 10346 : 2009 (G275), or stainless steel grade 304 austenitic to BS EN 10088-2 Grade 1.4301, multi holed at 25mm centres.

Product Reference	Section	Overall Length
TFS/HD/900	30 x 5mm	900mm
TFS/LD/900	30 x 2.5mm	900mm

Standard overall length is 900mm, bent at 75mm to tie into brickwork, and cranked at 300 mm to suit 50mm cavity.

Other sizes available to order.

Non - standard restraint straps are available hot dipped galvanised to BS EN 10346:2009 DX51D + G275, in the sections below and can be holed / bent / twisted to suit.

Stainless steel available to order.

Available in the following sizes: 40 x 5mm, 50 x 5mm, 60 x 5mm, 75 x 5mm, 100 x 5mm.

Non-standard sections available, price on application.