8d or 8 penny nails 75 pounds sheer  Use on all plywood and gusset plates.

16d or 16 penny nails 150 pounds sheer (3 1/2 ")  Use on dimensional lumbers 2x4, 4x4

 

Solid Sole Raker

                Resupport unstable walls or columns.  Transfers load to ground or solid floor.  Used in bracing walls that are cracked or leaning away from the building.  Placed eight foot on center in most cases.  Must be laterally braced at all times.  Built away from dangerous wall and carried into place.  The raker capacity must be 2% of the wall in question.  An interior raker shore is a solid sole raker with gusset plates and diagonal braces are optional.

 

 

Raker Shore Angles

 

Degree	Pitch	Length
45	12/12	17
54	9/12	15
60	7/12	14

 

Raker Shore Guidelines

          4x4 = 12' Max

          6x6 = 20' Max

 

Raker Cuts

          45 Degree Raker                          60 Degree Raker

 

 

 

Rakers Cuts should include a 1 1/2" return cut so cleats butt up against raker cleanly.

 

 

The "T" Shore

                Initial safety shore.  Marginally stable at best

 

T Shore

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Substantial T Shore

 

Door/Window Shore

 

Used to support existing openings. 

1 INCH THICKNESS FOR EVERY FOOT OF HEADER OPENING

 

 

 

 

 

 

HORIZONTAL SHORE

Used between 2 unstable wall or passageway.  Can be used for double wide doors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VERTICAL SHORE

 

Resupport unstable floors or roofs.  Posts under floor beams.  Mid-point bracing at 10ft ceiling height.

 

 

 

Paratech RescueStruts Load Table Length Working Load Chart at Following Safety Factors (ft) 2:1 3:1 4:1 2 43,500 29,000 21,750 4 35,880 23,920 17,940 6 28,250 18,830 14,125 8 24,050 16,030 12,025 10 10,725 7,150 5,360 12 7,660 5,100 3,830 Working loads in lbs.