Caps and Bases
Post Caps
BC / BCS / C
Reference Series: BC, BCS
BC – One-piece design for double 2x to a 4x post.
BCS – One-piece design for connecting 2-ply (BCS22-4) or 3-ply (BCS23-6) beams to the tops of 4x4 or 6x6 respectively. Slant nailing reduces the amount of nails required for the connector.
C – One-piece design.
BCS – One-piece design for connecting 2-ply (BCS22-4) or 3-ply (BCS23-6) beams to the tops of 4x4 or 6x6 respectively. Slant nailing reduces the amount of nails required for the connector.
C – One-piece design.
Materials: 18 gauge
Finish: G90 galvanizing; BC400-TZ – G-185 galvanizing
Code Reports:
View Code Report Table
Resources
MiTek Product CatalogTechnical Bulletins
Installation
- Place post cap on top of post and fasten cap to post using specified nails.
- Place beam between top flanges of the cap and install all specified nails into beam.
- BCS – Install slant nails through dimple holes at a 30° to 45° angle through the beam into the post to achieve listed loads. Standard length “common” nails must be used to achieve listed load values.
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C44 Post Cap
Option Details:
Code Report Table
BC400-TZ
BCS22-4
No Code Listing
BCS22-4TZ
No Code Listing
BCS23-6
No Code Listing
BCS23-6TZ
No Code Listing
C44-SS
No Code Listing
3-View Product Drawings
| MiTek Stock # | Download or View Files | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C44 | DWG | DXF | View Image | |
| C46 | DWG | DXF | View Image | |
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