Heli-Tie™ Helical Wall Tie
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Product Details
The Heli-Tie helical wall tie is a stainless-steel tie used to anchor building façades to structural members or to stabilize brick walls.
The helical design allows the tie to be driven quickly and easily into a predrilled pilot hole (or embedded into mortar joints in new construction) to provide a mechanical connection between a masonry façade and its backup material. As it is driven, the fins of the tie undercut the masonry to provide an expansion-free anchorage that will withstand tension and compression loads.
The Heli-Tie wall tie is installed into a predrilled hole using a proprietary setting tool with an SDS-plus® shank rotohammer to drive and countersink the tie. Heli-Tie wall ties perform in concrete and masonry as well as wood and steel studs.
Key Features
- Installs quickly and easily — with the rotohammer in hammer mode, the tie installs faster than competitive products.
- Provides an inconspicuous repair that preserves the appearance of the building. After installation, the tie is countersunk up to 1/2" below the surface, allowing the tie location to be patched.
- Larger core diameter provides higher torsional capacity, resulting in less deflection due to “uncoiling” under load.
- Fractionally sized anchor — no metric drill bits required.
- Patented manufacturing process results in a more uniform helix along the entire tie, allowing easier driving and better interlock with the substrate.
Material
- Type 304 stainless steel (Type 316 available by special order — contact Simpson Strong-Tie for details)
Installation
- Drill pilot hole through the façade material and into the backup material to the specified embedment depth + 1" using appropriate drill bit(s) in the chart below. Drill should be in rotation-only mode when drilling into soft masonry or into hollow backing material.
- Position drive end of the Heli-Tie™ fastener in the installation tool and insert the tie into the pilot hole.
- With the SDS-plus rotohammer in hammer mode, drive the tie until the tip of the installation tool enters the exterior surface of the masonry and countersinks the tie below the surface. Patch the hole in the façade with a matching masonry mortar.
Test Criteria
- CSA A370
Design Information and Load Tables
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Product Information Table
Model No. | Coating/Material | Size (in.) | Drill Bit Dia. (in.) | Box Qty. | Carton Qty. |
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HELI371000A | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 3/8 x 10 | 7/32 or 1/4 | 50 | 200 |
HELI371100A | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 3/8 x 11 | 7/32 or 1/4 | 50 | 200 |
HELI371200A | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 3/8 x 12 | 7/32 or 1/4 | 50 | 200 |
HELI371400A | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 3/8 x 14 | 7/32 or 1/4 | 50 | 200 |
HELI371600A | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 3/8 x 16 | 7/32 or 1/4 | 50 | 200 |
HELI371800A | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 3/8 x 18 | 7/32 or 1/4 | 50 | 200 |
HELI372000A | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 3/8 x 20 | 7/32 or 1/4 | 50 | 200 |
HELI37700A | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 3/8 x 7 | 7/32 or 1/4 | 50 | 400 |
HELI37800A | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 3/8 x 8 | 7/32 or 1/4 | 50 | 400 |
HELI37900A | Type 304 Stainless Steel | 3/8 x 9 | 7/32 or 1/4 | 50 | 400 |
Guide Tension Loads in Various Base Materials
Size in. (mm) | Base Material | Anchor Location | Drill Bit Dia. in. | Min. Embed. Depth in. (mm) | Tension Load1 | ||
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Ultimate2 lb. (kN) | Load at Max. Permitted Displ.3 lb. (kN) | Standard Deviation lb. (kN) | |||||
3/8 (9.0) | Solid Brick4 | Mortar Bed Joint | 7/32 | 3 (76) | 570 (2.5) | 240 (1.1) | 79 (0.4) |
1/4 | 365 (1.6) | 130 (0.6) | 46 (0.2) | ||||
Brick Face | 7/32 | 1,310 (5.8) | 565 (2.5) | 84 (0.4) | |||
1/4 | 815 (3.6) | 350 (1.6) | 60 (0.3) | ||||
Hollow Brick5 | Mortar Bed Joint | 7/32 | 530 (2.4) | 285 (1.3) | 79 (0.4) | ||
Brick Face | 7/32 | 775 (3.4) | 405 (1.8) | 47 (0.2) | |||
1/4 | 510 (2.3) | 185 (0.8) | 20 (0.1) | ||||
Grout-Filled CMU6 | Center of Face Shell | 7/32 | 2 3/4 (70) | 1,170 (5.2) | 405 (1.8) | 79 (0.4) | |
1/4 | 830 (3.7) | 350 (1.6) | 60 (0.3) | ||||
Web | 7/32 | 1,160 (5.2) | 440 (2.0) | 56 (0.2) | |||
1/4 | 810 (3.6) | 330 (1.5) | 100 (0.4) | ||||
Mortar Bed Joint | 7/32 | 720 (3.2) | 320 (1.4) | 71 (0.3) | |||
1/4 | 530 (2.4) | 205 (0.9) | 58 (0.3) | ||||
Hollow CMU7 | Center of Face Shell | 7/32 | 790 (3.5) | 305 (1.4) | 56 (0.2) | ||
1/4 | 505 (2.2) | 255 (1.1) | 46 (0.2) | ||||
Web | 7/32 | 1,200 (5.3) | 445 (2.0) | 50 (0.2) | |||
1/4 | 675 (3.0) | 385 (1.7) | 96 (0.4) | ||||
Normal-Weight Concrete8 | — | 7/32 | 1 3/4 (44) | 880 (3.9) | 410 (1.8) | 76 (0.3) | |
1/4 | 2 3/4 (70) | 990 (4.4) | 380 (1.7) | 96 (0.4) | |||
2x4 Wood Stud9,11 | Center of Thin Edge | 7/32 | 2 3/4 (70) | 590 (2.6) | 370 (1.6) | 24 (0.1) | |
1/4 | 450 (2.0) | 260 (1.2) | 6 (0.0) | ||||
Metal Stud10,11 | Center of Flange | 7/32 | 1 (25) | 200 (0.9) | 120 (0.5) | 8 (0.0) | |
1/4 | 155 (0.7) | 95 (0.4) | 2 (0.0) |
- Tabulated loads are guide values based on laboratory testing. Onsite testing shall be performed for verification of capacity since base material quality can vary widely.
- Ultimate load is average load at failure of the base material. Heli-Tie fastener average ultimate steel strength is 3,885 lb. and does not govern.
- Load at maximum permitted displacement is average load at displacement of 0.157" (4 mm). The designer shall apply a suitable factor of safety to these numbers to derive allowable service loads.
- Solid brick values for nominal 4"-wide solid brick conforming to ASTM C62/C216, Grade SW. Type N mortar is prepared in accordance with IBC® Section 2103.2.
- Hollow brick values for nominal 4"-wide hollow brick conforming to ASTM C216/C652, Grade SW, Type HBS, Class H40V. Mortar is prepared in accordance with IBC Section 2103.2.
- Grout-filled CMU values for normal 8"-wide lightweight, medium-weight and normal-weight concrete masonry units. The masonry units must be fully grouted. Values for normal 8"-wide concrete masonry units (CMU) with a minimum specified compressive strength of masonry, f'm, at 28 days is 1,500 psi.
- Hollow CMU values for 8"-wide lightweight, medium-weight and normal-weight concrete masonry units.
- Normal-weight concrete values for concrete with minimum specified compressive strength of 2,500 psi.
- 2x4 wood stud values for nominal 2x4 sprucepine-fir.
- Metal stud values for 20-gauge C-shape metal stud.
- For retrofits, due to difficulty of locating center of 2x4 or metal stud flange, install Heli-Tie from interior of building.
- For new construction, anchor one end of tie into backup material. Embed other end into veneer mortar joint.
Code Reports & Compliance
Drawings
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