The Pryda™ Strap Brace with Tensioner is an easy to use, flat strap, steel bracing for roofs, walls, ceilings and floors. Pryda™ Strap Brace complied with the wall bracing rules of AS1684 Residential Timber-Framed Construction and has excellent advantages including:

• Saves on-site labour time as studs do not have to be notched. The un-notched studs can often be a smaller size and hence cheaper than notched studs.
• Available in long length coils for ease of handling and minimum wastage.
• Easily and quickly tensioned using the Strap Brace Tensioner.

Pryda™ Strap Brace is ideal for bracing applications where timber braces are not feasible because of their thickness or because timber can’t be bent, e.g. Exposed beams, rafters or trusses.

Pryda™ Speedbrace, used as diagonal roof bracing, provides overall stability to the trussed roof and, in conjunction with the roof battens, presents lateral buckling of the top chords. Pryda™ Speedbrace is also suitable for use as wall bracing.Pryda™ Speedbrace is spliced by overlapping lengths of brace hammering flat and nailing with the same number of galvanised Pryda Timber Connector Nails as is required at the top of the plate.

• Pryda™ Speedbrace is applied on top of the top chord, eliminating the difficulty of applying a brace to the underside of the chord as is necessary with conventional timber braces.
• The profile of the Speedbrace allows it to be applied without the need for tensioners as the rib merely needs to be hammered flat where it crosses the timber members.
• Speedbrace can be spliced easily and can be wrapped around members to provide a sound and secure anchorage.

Pryda™ Mini Brace and Maxi Brace can be used as bracing or nogging of Type A Bracing Units in wall frames in accordance with AS1684-2010 Residential Timber Framed Construction and The Wall Bracing Units Construction Code.

Economical, easy to use, Roof batten Connectors and Tie Down Connector. Pryda™ Batten Straps are used for tying down roof battens to trussed or rafters. They are:

• Easy and quick to install
• Save construction time and cost
• Meet tie-down requirements for all wind zones including C3

A pressed steel bracket for fixing timber bottom plates to a concrete slab floor. Pryda™ Bottom Plate Anchors replace concrete nail fixing of bottom wall plates to a concrete slab.

Pryda™ Cyclone Straps are used primarily in cyclonic areas for tying down purlins to trusses or roof trusses or other roof members to the wall frame. They are:

• Easy and quick to install
• Sufficient capacity for many cyclonic area uses
• Can be ‘doubled up’ for twice tie-down capacity requirements
• Range of lengths to suit different nailing capacity requirements
• Maximum design capacity determines from Pryda™ tests

A simple joist strap with a variety of uses in building. Pryda™ Joist Strap is a simple, bent metal strap with an in-built nail and nail holes for fixing with 35 x 3.15mm galvanised Pryda™ Timber Connector Nails. It is ideal for connecting timber members at right angles such as floor joists to bearers, hangingbeams to ceiling joists, rafters to beams, purlins to rafters or trusses.

Pryda™ Multigrips are ideal connectors for many uses in timber framing. They are suitable for high load applications such as a tie-down connector for trusses or rafters to top plates and for fixing joists to the face of bearers.

Pryda™ Minigrips provide a more economical connector for the numerous, more lightly loaded joints in houses and other buildings.

Bracket which stabilises internal, non-load bearing walls from bottom chords of trusses.

Pryda™ Hitch stabilises the tops of internal walls by fixing them laterally to the bottom chord of roof trusses. Pryda™ Hitch has built in slots which allow for vertical movement in the truss over time without transferring load to the wall.

A quick, neat and effective connector between studs and wall plates.

Pryda™ Stud Ties greatly improve the jointing of top and bottom plates to studs compared to the common nail fixing, i.e.

• Greater tie-down strength: Stud Tie nails are driven into the side grain of the stud to resist wind uplift in lateral shear. This is far stronger than relying on the withdrawal strength of common nails in end grain.
• No splitting of the timber: with Stud Ties, the careful location of the nails away from timber ends and edges avoids splitting which can occur in common nails only joints, especially in some timbers and particularly with skew nailing.
• Convenience: The Stud Ties have in-built nails, there is no need for other nails. Stud Ties are quick and easy to apply; the in-built nails are readily driven home with a conventional hammer.

Pryda™ Triple Grips are used for many nail fixed timber joints, e.g. roof truss to wall plate; rafter or ceiling joist to wall plate; purlin to truss; hanger to ceiling joist; or wall stud to bottom plate.

Pryda™ High Capacity Tie-Down (HCTD) Plates are used for extreme tie-down situations, typically encountered with girder trusses in cyclonic areas.

Pryda™ Hold-Down Angle Bracket can be used in a variety of applications in timber structures. Providing tie-down resistance for roof trusses or wall studs is the most common usage of this product. This bracket is especially useful to achieve a concealed connection.

Pryda™ Cyclonic Grips will be generally used in cyclonic areas for tying down roof trusses or other roof members to the wall frame. They can also be used to tie-down wall plates to studs. The PCG grips are designed specially to be fixed into typical heavy-duty steel wall plates and the PCG90, on the other hand, is targeted for standard 90mm framing (steel or timber).

The Pryda™ Truss Tie is a fixing device that has been designed to tie down roof trusses or rafters to a timber top plate. They are easy and quick to install having preformed teeth that allow it to be hammered in without nails. Truss ties are typically used for low tie-down requirement, for concrete tile roofs. Truss ties may be used in pairs to achieve double the capacity.

Universal ties for joining timber at right angles. Pryda’s Unitie is a simple metal tie for joining timbers cording at right angles. Typical applications include purlin to rafter or truss top chord; rafter or truss to wall frame top plate.

Pryda™ Beam Hangers are heavy duty welded handers for connection of large size beams of Iarge size beams of I-joists, ranging in thickness from 45mm to 180mm, to timber beams or masonry walls.Pryda™ Beam Hangers are:

• Easy to install with a small number of coach screws and/or nails onto timber or with masonry anchors onto masonry or concrete.
• An economical means of forming these connections
• Ideal for supporting heavily loaded beams on fire rated brick walls, eliminating the need for a girder truss or false wall to support the beams.
• 180mm wide hangers support double I-joists.

Face mount and to mount hangers for timber I-joists. Pryda™ I-Joist Hangers are:

• Ideally suited to support modern timber I-Joists
• Use of full depth hangers provides torsional restraint to the I-joist.
• There is provision for a screw through the hanger into the bottom of the bottom flange to minimise squeaking. A hole towards the bottom of each side flange is also available for fixing into bottom flange to further reduce the effect of squeaking.

LVSIA is a versatile bracket that can be used in a ‘horizontal’ direction as an angle SEAT to support beams or trusses coming in at any direction. This angle bracket can also be used in a ‘vertical’ direction as an angle CLEAT for beam to beam connections especially in situations where normal joist hangers cannot be used.

Brackets for beam to beam, or beam to brickwork / concrete connections.Pryda™ Framing Brackets, Split Joist Hangers and Heavy Duty Joist Hangers have been preferred and used in Australia and overseas for more than 20 years. They are strong, easy to install, cost effective, well designed connectors for many timber beam to beam and beam to concrete or masonry joints.

The wide range of these brackets provides for all common timber sizes and for glued laminated timber beams. These brackets have been designed to achieve high design loads at low cost through incorporating Pryda’s extensive design expertise and taking account of the results of laboratory testing at Monash University in Melbourne.

In addition to being well designed and laboratory tested, Pryda™ Framing Brackets (formerly call Joist Hangers) are:

• Cost effective, eliminating the need for costly on-site skilled labour to make special housing for joints etc.
• Easily fixed into position with Pryda™ Timber Connector Nails, or self-drilling screws. These handers have wide flanges for ease of nailing and screwing.

Framing Brackets are suitable for many joints including:

• Joist to beam
• Jack to TG truss
• Ceiling joist to hanger
• Floor truss to beam
• Pergola rafters to fascia
• Beams to masonry

Pryda™ Heavy Duty Joist Hangers are designed to support heavily loaded timber beams or two ply trusses on supporting timber beams or girder trusses. All have tongues for fixing to supports to resist twisting and rotation.

Split Joist Hangers – are suitable for any practical thickness of timber beams; and manufactured from heavy duty (1.6mm) steel.

Metal brackets for truss to truss connections. Pryda™ Multi-Fix Truss Boots are used to connect roof trusses or other roof members to supporting ‘girder’ trusses and they comprise:

• Joist Boots used for end support of joists and beams, and support of lightly loaded trusses from girder trusses.
• Truss Boots used for support of standard trusses.

‘Multi-fix’ means that these connectors can be fixed with bolts or screws together.

Metal brackets for truss to truss connections. Pryda™ Multi-Fix Truss Boots are used to connect roof trusses or other roof members to supporting ‘girder’ trusses and they comprise:

• Special shape to reduce weight, and rounded edges for easier handling
• Improved bearing capacity for supported truss
• A unique slot in the back of the boot to eliminate the need to cut 6-10mm from the heel of the supported truss.
• Additional screw fixings into supported trusses to improve uplift capacity, if required.
• Nail holes in the back flange to allow the boot to be easily located on the girder truss prior to drilling for bolts.
• Holes in the base to allow screw to hold any incoming angled member at ceiling level (such as a hip truss) in position. These holes are countersunk to allow flush finish if required.
• The twin-fin of TBHD75/T has been specially developed to enhance uplift capacities and meet the demands of girder to girder connections in cyclonic regions. Note: Screws are required in combination with bolts to achieve the desired uplift capacities.

Hip Support Brackets (HSB) are used to connect hip trusses or hip rafters to supporting “girder” trusses at a girder to girder junction.

Pryda Connector Plate is a quick, simple, economical and easy to use connector for jointing timber wall plates normally jointed by more time consuming conventional methods. The square slots allow for skew nailing when required.
Applications include:

• Top plate corner connection
• Intersection of top plates
• Floor or ceiling joist or rafter
• Post and beam connection
• Butt join on top plate
• Floor bearers at support points

For maximum efficiency, use three 35 x 3.15 mm galvanised Pryda Timber Connector Nails each side of the joint.

Galvanised bracket for right angle joints.
The Pryda™ Corner Plate is especially designed for jointing corner timbers in light framing applications such as gate frames, and also a wide range of other uses including wall frames, tops of pergola beams, furniture framing etc. Suitable for use as either left or right hand and either the vertical or horizontal position.

Hammer Fixed, Easy to Use Nailplates for many applications. Pryda™ Knuckle Nailplates are galvanised steel connectors with in-built, bent-up “knuckle” nails.These plates are ideal for many structural and non-structural timber jointing and timber protection uses. Applied simply by hammering in the “knuckle nails”, these plates are used by tradesmen, home owners, frame and box manufactures, electricity supply authorities and builders. Special pressing equipment is not necessary.
Among the many uses of Knuckle Nailplates, the most common are:

• jointing of wall frames together on-site
• on-site splicing of timber beams
• reinforcement of corners of boxes and bins
• reinforcement of bolted joints (e.g. in Cable Truss)
• truss manufacture in areas with low labour costs.

Generally, Knuckle Nailplates:

• provide a strong, economical and easy-to-use
• means of jointing timber together protect timber from damage as they: resist splitting due to drying of the timber, nailing near ends or other causes e.g. Bin Straps; resist the effects of impact loads.
• dissipate electricity current surges in cross arms over a larger area (e.g. Shunt plates)
• distribute concentrated loads over a wider area. For example, they increase the strength of bolted joints.
• hold joints together, preventing or restricting the separation of nailed joints such as in boxes and crates, e.g. Bin Straps.

A pre-punched, mini Nailplates for joining or connecting timber. The Pryda™ mininail is used for simple butt joints of timber of small sized and for application such as in furniture.
Features include:

• Pre punched nails
• Sharp tooth profile – penetrates readily into hardwoods and softwoods.
• Can be used as a mini joiner for narrow timber or for fixing fabric/foil timber
• Suitable for both trade use (e.g. furniture manufacture) or handy person application
• Manufactured from 1.0mm G300-Z275 Galvanised steel

Generally, Knuckle Nailplates:

Pryda™ heavy duty pre-punched plates are flat, galvanised or stainless steel plates which are nail-fixed to timber to form various types of joints. Their medium to high load capacities and wide range of sizes make them ideally suited for on-site work, including:

• Joining trusses on-site that have been made in parts in the factory
• Fixing trusses to poles
• Any heavy duty timber connection where a Knuckle Nailplate will not suffice.
• Joining beams
• Repair work over existing fixings

Pryda™ pole cats are anti-split Nailplates for timber poles and posts. Available in four sizes, from 150mm to 300mm diameter, most have a central hole to allow pole inspection. They are applied by hammering.

A toothed steel nailplate for speedy construction of timber. Pryda™ Strap Nails are a range of Nailplates with pre-punched Claw nails at each end. These connectors are:

• Designed for fast construction jointing of timber frames using a hammer
• Suitable for all timbers as the sharp, twisted form of lightest softwoods to the densest hardwoods.
• Time-saving and, therefore, cost saving.

Applications include:

• Top plate corner connection
• Intersection of top plates
• Top plate butt joint
• Post and beam connection
• Bottom plate butt joint
• Floor bearers at supports

Pryda™ Hip Mitre Plates are used for connecting creeper trusses to hip trusses. They:

• Are easy and quick to install being factory bent to suit the common 45 degrees’ angle between most creeper and hip trusses. Can also be used with rafters. The angle of bend in the Mitre Plate stops the top corner from protruding above the line of the roof.
• Meet the requirements in AS 4440-2004. (refer to Pryda™ design loads)
• Are available at right handed and left handed. This is required to pick up the creeper from both sides of the hip.

Pryda™ Hip Mitre Plates require 5/35 x 3.15 galvanised Pryda™ Timber Connector Nails into the creeper top or bottom chord, and the same into the hip truss chords.

Pryda™ Anti-crush Plates are used to avoid crushing of the timber wall plate at supports of heavily loaded timber trusses. They do this by increasing the width of bearing and, therefore, the bearing capacity. Common applications are where girder trusses are supported on corner wall junctions and on internal supports.

Special bracket for structural connection of verandas and pergolas to rafters or trusses at the fascia line.

Pryda™ Fascia Supports are used to connect the overhangs of rafters or trusses to fascia’s or fascia ledgers so that a veranda or pergola can be adequately supported from the fascia line. Verandas and pergolas usually support only a lightweight roofing or shade cloth, but occasionally they also support or resist:

1. the weight of a worker and materials or tools carried (total design load = 110 kg)
2. forces due to the uplift effect of wind - which can also be the equivalent of hundreds of kilograms, depending on the degree of exposure of the site and roof area supported.

By comparison, the design strength of two 2.8 mm nails into green softwood (such as Oregon) is only the equivalent of 44 kg (short term loading). Pryda™ Fascia Supports overcome this problem by:

• providing a strong fascia to rafter or truss connection, designed in accordance with AS1720.1 Timber Structures
• meeting strength requirements for all common applications
• being fast and easy to install with five M12 or ½ inch bolts, nuts and washers. Nail holes in the support facilitate preliminary fixing for positioning

Joins logs and posts quickly and simply without the necessity of checking out.
Pryda Log Supports have the following features and benefits:

• No checking out of posts is required, resulting in quick and easy installation.
• Log Supports are pressed from Galvabond sheet steel which offers high resistance to corrosion.
• Their robust nature and central rib ensure rigidity once fixed into place.
• Can be painted, if desired.

Heavy Duty, multi-purpose building brackets. Mostly used for connecting pergola rafters to support beams. Available in G300 galvanised steel and G316 Stainless Steel.

Pryda™ Universal Heavy Duty Angle is a 2.0 mm thick, G300-Z275 galvanised angle for use in a wide range of applications. It is suitable for use as either left or right hand and either vertical or horizontal. Suggested uses include stair or shelf brackets, as well as an internal or external corner support.

Pryda™ Board Fix is an ideal connector for fixing 10 mm Thermawall® foil-faced insulation board to timber frames. It is easy and quick to install with in-built teeth that eliminate the need for nails.

Pryda™ Foil Fix is an ideal connector for fixing building foils to timber framing. Its advantages include:

• Adaptability: Foil fix can be used to fix foil insulation to both wall and roof frames.
• Withdrawal Strength: In timbers of joint group JD4 (e.g. dry radiata pine) or better, Foil Fix’s withdrawal resistance is greater than that of the foil. This is due to the twisted nail profile which allows ready penetration into and excellent holding power in all timbers, from the softest to the hardest.
• Tear Resistant Design: The special design of Foil Fix includes rounded and coined edges and a wide size (21mm) which greatly reduces the tendency of the foil to tear in windy conditions.
• Ease of Use: Foil Fix is supplied in easy span-off sticks of 10 for fast, convenient and safe use on-site.

A non-tear economical fixing for foil insulation and shade cloth.

• Wall Insulation: Pryda™ Fix is a simple and economical method of fixing building foil insulation to timber framing. It holds the insulation foil securely and prevents tearing. Recommended fixing spacing is 600 mm.
• Roof Insulation: Pryda™ Fix may be used for fixing insulation foil in roof construction. It holds the insulation foil securely and prevents tearing due to the rounded corners of the product.
• Privacy Screens: Pryda™ Fix enables quick and efficient installation of netting on privacy screens. Recommended fixing spacing is 400 mm.
• Shade Cloth: Pryda™ Fix also facilitates fixing of shade cloth onto timber pergolas or other framework, eliminating the need for battens to hold the shade cloth in position. Recommended fixing spacing is 400 mm.
• Hot House Covering: Pryda™ Fix is also suited to fixing sheet p.v.c. onto hot houses for both domestic and commercial use. Pryda™ Fix prevents tearing of the sheeting.

Pryda™ Shade Fix has been especially developed for fixing woven and knitted shade cloth to timber framing. The all-new plates feature a rounded coined edge, designed to eliminate tearing on sharp edges by holding the cloth firmly against the timber when pre-punched nails are driven home.

Pryda™ Shade Fix is manufactured in easy snap-off stick form (5 plates, each 50x13 mm) for speed and safety during installation. Pryda™ Shade Fix is available in either Standard Zinc/Galvanised, Green or Brown Colourbond finish.

Assist with Speeding up Truss Installation, as the Pryda™ Truss Spacer works as an accurate gauge prior to fixing, including the pre-formed teeth in both ends of the spacer. No need to cut temporary timber bracing. Easy to handle, safe and economical – reduce from a two to a one-man installation.

Pryda™ External and Internal Barge Angles provide easily installed, low cost and safe backing materials for linings of wall frames at a 45-degree angle junction.

Pryda™ Barge Angles have been designed to provide support for wall linings (such as plasterboard) on internal, angled wall junctions. They replace fillet studs, the cutting of which is costly and dangerous. Specifically, the advantages of Barge Angles are:

• Quick and Easy to Install
• Time and Cost savings
• Safe Installation

Galvanised steel Ant Caps are used to protect buildings against subterranean termites.

Galvanised steel Termite Shields are used to protect buildings against subterranean termites. Complies with AS3660.1-1995.

Convenient pins for holding formwork etc. at ground level.

For fixing of all Pryda™ Bracings and some connectors, it is essential to use galvanised Pryda™ Timber Connector Nails, i.e. the special 35x3.15mm nails developed by Pryda™ specifically for fixing of our products. Laboratory strength testing has shown that clouts are not adequate for this purpose as their heads may pop off under less than design load.

Pryda™ Post Anchors can be either embedded into concrete or fixed to the top surface of reinforced concrete slabs or bases using concrete anchors. Pryda™ recommends the use of Ramset™ AnkaScrews™.

Primarily used for bolting to existing concrete. Can also be used for setting to concrete having a maximum clearance. To be installed central to post.

Conforms to AS3660.1-2000, Protection of Buildings from Termites. All joints are welded. Range dimensions are: Stem-25mm diameter x 2.0mm thickness, Stirrup thickness = 4mm. Steel G250 AS1397-2001

Ideally suited to uses where the post is located against a wall or step and can only be bolted from one side. Can be bolted to existing concrete or decking or set into concrete. Recommended maximum post size 90mm. To be installed central to post.

Conforms to AS3660.1-2000, Protection of Buildings from Termites. All joints are welded. Range dimensions are: Stem-25mm diameter x 2.0 thickness, Stirrup thickness = 4mm.

Engineered for high wind areas, including tropical regions. The U Shape base is designed for maximum hold-down in concrete. See AS1684:2010 Part 3 – Table 9.20 (j) reinforcing rod install over anchor end.

To be installed central to post. Conforms to AS3660.1-2000, Protection of Buildings from Termites. All joints are welded. Steel G250 AS1397-2001. Hot dipped galvanised 5mm steel.

Generally used to ‘hide’ the post anchor – popular with builders for use in outdoor alfresco areas. The post is slotted at the bottom and bolted through the post anchor, leaving only the bolt heads, nuts and washers visible. Can be bolted to existing concrete or set into concrete. Recommended maximum post size 90mm. To be installed central to post.

Conform to AS3660.1-2000, Protection of Building from Termites. All joints are welded. Range dimensions are: Stem-25mm diameter x 2.0mm thickness, Stirrup thickness = 4mm. Steel; G250 AS1397-2001.

With knockout 3mm adjustable washer to facilitate adjustment after bolt holes have been drilled. Used for locating posts onto existing concrete or decking. To be installed central to post. Galvabond and Hot Dipped Galvanised 2mm Stirrup and 3mm Base.

Convenient and fully adjustable for any practical post size. No checking of the post is required. Not recommended for post greater than 125mm x 125mm. To be installed central to post.

Confirm to AS3660.1-2000, Protection from Termites. All joints are welded Steel G250 AS1397-2001.

A full stirrup post anchor with a solid angle stem, suitable for setting into wet concrete.

A centre fix design post anchor that is designed with an angled stem for setting directly into wet concrete.