Name: Simple Analog Pull Tester
Can test the following fasteners:
- Plastic Fasteners: Use with tectum and gypsum type fasteners. Also can be used with larger diameter fasteners with no changes or extra pieces.
- Steel Fasteners – Use with screws, toggle bolts, concrete (threaded or drive-in) type fasteners.
To design/install a roofing assembly, it is imperative to know the wind uplift resistance of a roof, which depends on the type of fastener and its withdrawal resistance from the existing roof deck. Besides the design team, it helps the contractor also to prepare accurate estimates for bidding a roofing project.
Standard 1: ANSI/SPRI FX-2021 or (latest edition). Standard Field Test Procedure for Determining the Withdrawal Resistance of Roofing Fasteners.
PDF Copy of Standard
Standard 2: FLORIDA BUILDING CODE – TEST PROTOCOL HVHZ. TESTING APPLICATION STANDARD (TAS) 117(A)- (latest edition)