Crawl Space Hardware Installation in Maryland
A structural repair is only as good as the hardware holding it together. Joist hangers, post bases, mechanical fasteners, and secondary access hardware, the pieces that connect and secure repaired structural members, get the same attention as the lumber itself.
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What This Page Covers, and What It Doesn't
Our Crawl Space Doors page already covers the latching and weather stripping hardware specific to a full access door, and our Vent Covers page covers exterior vent cover fasteners. This page is about the rest of the structural and mechanical hardware a crawl space repair actually depends on: joist hangers, post caps and bases, structural screws and connectors, pier shims, and hinges or latches on secondary access panels, like duct or plumbing access, that aren't the main entry door.
What's Included
- Structural connector hardware, galvanized joist hangers, post caps, and post bases sized and rated for the load they're carrying, matched to whatever structural repair they're supporting
- Mechanical fasteners, structural screws and connectors appropriate to pressure-treated lumber and Maryland's humid crawl space environment, not standard fasteners that corrode prematurely below grade
- Pier and post shims, correctly rated shims used to true up a support point without compromising its load path
- Secondary access panel hardware, hinges and latches for smaller inspection or utility access panels elsewhere in the crawl space, separate from the main entry door
Hardware installed as part of a crawl space repair is backed by a written workmanship guarantee. Ask your inspector for the terms that apply to your job.
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