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Roofing and roof repair - Roof, Clips
Roof to Wall Connections: In houses with masonry walls, it is common to find a horizontal or  "flat wise" 2x8 lumber plate that is bolted or strapped to the top of  the masonry wall. The roof and the trusses or rafters are then connected  to this plate using toe nails and, in wind resistant construction,  metal straps. In newer wind resistant masonry construction, the plate  may be missing and the straps may be embedded directly into the top of  the concrete wall (in a bond or tie beam) and the trusses and rafters  will be set directly on the walls with a metal plate or some other sort  of moisture barrier between the top of the wall and the wood. In early  applications of straps, it was considered sufficient to use straps or  clips on every truss or rafter. Today, every truss or rafter is anchored  with a strap if the builder is following high wind construction  guidelines for a roof. 

Section four of the wind mitigation form is about roof to wall attachment. Specifically how is the roof system secured to the wall structure and  what is the weakest connection. This is what the Wind Mitigation  Inspection report asks and inspector to look for.

1. Toe  Nails Rafter/truss anchored to top plate of wall using nails driven at  an angle through the rafter/truss and attached to the top plate of the  wall.
   
2.  Clips  Metal attachments on every rafter/truss that are nailed to one side (or  both sides in the case of a diamond type clip) of the rafter/truss and  attached to the top plate of the wall frame or embedded in the bond  beam.
   
3.  Single  Wraps Metal Straps must be secured to every rafter/truss with a minimum  of 3 nails, wrapping over and securing to the opposite side of the  rafter/truss with a minimum of 1 nail. The Strap must be attached to the  top plate of the wall frame or embedded in the bond beam in at least  one place.
   
4.    Double Wraps Both Metal Straps must be secured to every rafter/truss  with a minimum of 3 nails, wrapping over and securing to the opposite  side of the rafter/truss with a minimum of 1 nail. Each Strap must be  attached to the top plate of the wall frame or embedded in the bond beam  in at least one place.
   
5.  Structural Anchor bolts structurally connected or reinforced concrete roof.
   
6.  Other: ______________________________________
   
7.  Unknown or Unidentified
   
8.  No attic access