New Construction Home
This was an inspection of a brand new recently finished 1 million dollar plus custom home east of Oakdale CA. A Simpson Top Flange Hangar was installed with fasteners too close to the end grain of the mudsill, was pulling loose and had already dropped as seen in the photo. The tiled floor on the top side was springy and deflecting (this is why underfloors must be crawled). The nailing values for this type of hangar is dependant upon the side flanges also being nailed. This was simply a misuse of this type of framing hardware that was resulting in dynamic failure — deflecting floor framing, cracking tile, etc.
Inspector: Dale Himes, California
