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Tackling the Construction Defect Issue

Broaden Your Marketing Horizons

Open Quarterly Meetings - Let Your Voice Be Heard!

Technology - Too Important to Ignore

WTCA Chapters - The Mouthpiece of a United Voice

Insurance Protection in an Era of Increasing Premiums

Understanding WTCA's Budget

Don't Forget to Wear Your Risk Management Hat!

Needed: A Wood Promotion Strategy for WTCA

New Year, New Opportunities to Further WTCA Projects

A Fond Farewell

Readers Respond

Marketing & Advertising - Achieving 'Top of Mind' Awareness

Truss Design Evolution - Understanding the Value of WTCA's Truss Technician Training

Avoid the Courthouse - A First-hand Account

Asking Tough Questions Beneficial

Nails in Metal Connector Plates

  • Placing nails through metal connector plates into wood members is allowed.
  • The 2001 National Design Specifica-tion® for Wood Construction lists design values for common wire, box or sinker nails for single shear connections with up to 20 gauge ASTM A653, Grade 33 steel side plates.

WTCA Update: 2006 Committee Priorities