Steel Roof Tie Rods

Tie rods are typically provided in plain galvanized and stainless steel.

Steel roof tie rods.

An attractive carbon steel rod system of unparalleled tensile strength. Carbon or alloy steel tie rod assemblies can be supplied either plain finish or hot dip galvanized and stainless steel tie rod assemblies are common as well. Up to 6 0m 19 7ft for ø m12 m16mm 0 472 0 630in. Tie rods sag rods or anchor rods have many applications from being embedded in concrete to support structural steel columns highway sign structures industrial equipment light poles among many other applications.

The rods are typically provided as mild steel a36 or a307a. Rods come in various configurations ie rods with threads at both ends tie rods rods with a plate washer or nut tack welded on rods with steel sleeves etc no matter what your configuration haydon bolts is ready to manufacture your rods and give you a quick turn a round. Tie rods are supplied with left hand and right hand threads so that they may be rotated and tensioned after truss fabrication. Portland bolt estimators can assist in determining the correct rod length.

They hold the walls from bending out as the roof is loaded with wind or snow. Complete tie rod packages are assembled in our facility to ensure accurate thread fit before shipping to your jobsite. Stainless steel is also used for high corrosion applications or aesthetic purposes. In age old timber frame buildings like the gothic cathedrals of the middle ages enormous stone buttresses stabilized the walls allowing for graceful arched beams to create a beautiful timber ceiling.

Be it a glazed curtain wall a tensioned fabric roof a simple yet elegant suspension bridge or a cable net or grid structure. All can depend on structural rods as the primary load carrying elements. High strength rods are also available in grades such as a449 a354bc a193 b7 or a354bd. Tie down rods transmit the uplift forces caused by wind down through the walls into the ground.

Steel tie rods solve the age old problem of roof construction. Tie rods are commonly manufactured using low carbon steel but higher strength assemblies can be manufactured. Other grades available upon request.