Fixing a wall plate.

Is it a cavity wall and is it built yet.

 

Ok that rules out fixing the straps on the inside of the cavity then.

 

what is the issue - no strapping is visible or you want to remove it ?

 

For heaven's sake. Bolts!

 

So there is an existing wall plate - is it fixed down already ?

 

Unfortunately it will need fixing to more than one course of bricks, hence Why straps are used.

 

Surely, with a face wall plate, there sheer force is downward?

 

And bolts directly into the brick/block work isn't the best especially if the wall plate spans the cavity.

These used to be popular on some builds and used to run inside the cavity

 

On a flat roof yes it is more so, but on a pitched roof it would try and push the plate off the wall.

 

Never seen them before, but then again I've only ever seen a wall plate on the inner skin of block/brick work.

 

Have I got the wrong end of the stick? I'm thinking he wants to fix a timber to the face of the wall?

 

No/yes, a wall plate sit on to of the brickwork to take the roof timbers.

 

And a timber fixed to the face of a wall is called what?

 

George.

 

Showing your age Sos, must be 30 years plus since I've seen that method.

 

George.

Exactly. Er, eh?

 

Just a bearer.