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Robert Allison

Wayne Whitney wrote:
On 2006-12-05, wrote:

having all the joist hangers pull out of the ledger is much less
likely.

Why do you say this? Is there some reason to think that the
withdrawal strength of a nailed metal hanger/wood connection is
greater than the withdrawal strength of a nailed ledger/wood
connection, if the nail diameter and the penetration into the second
member are the same? Or do you mean to suggest that the joist hanger
solution will simply have more nails? Just curious.

Thanks, Wayne

I didn't say it, but I agree with it. A nailed joist to
ledger connection can be easily pulled out while a joist
hanger connection is much harder to remove if installed correctly.

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Robert Allison
Rimshot, Inc.
Georgetown, TX