How to attach bearers to stumps?

jeffl_au

I don’t have a framing nailer. Just wondering what’s a good way to attach a 2x(90x45) to a 100x100 stump.

is there some galvanized bracket that sits on the stump and fixes it to the bearer?

also… is there significant advantage in using galv stirrup vs a bitumen painted treated pine post?

thanks!

MitchellMc

Hi @jeffl_au,

Given the 90mm thickness of your two joists, you'd likely be best having them sit on top of the post. You can then use a Pryda nailing plate on either side to fix them to the post. You could potentially screw a VUEPRO 90mm Galvanised Tradies Bolt Down Post Support to the top of the timber post, but that's not a method I've seen used before. You just need to bear the weight of the joists and load, and that's done sufficiently by placing them onto of the post.

Using a gal stirrup would require fewer steps. However, they are designed to have vertical posts installed into them, so the holes for fixing your 90mm horizontal joists might be slightly off. 

Please let me know if you have further questions.

Mitchell