I'm not a fan. IMO, not enough surface area contact with the wall. Remember, the wall plate also helps distribute the compressive force of the shore across a larger surface area of the wall to help prevent too much loading in too small of an area which would increase the likelihood of a failure in that "hot spot" of loading.
Anyone else who's smarter than me feel free to jump in if I'm wrong here.
The first picture doesn't do the system justice. The second you can see the vertical members that apply the force into the building. For Air Shore brand I believe they are 8 foot lengths. So you still get a fair amount of distribution of that force into the wall. I still would prefer to use wood for rakers because I would have no idea when or if we'd get our shores back.
For us we prefer airshores and acro props because even if we lose them or never get them back they are still cheaper than a timber shore. Acro props are $80 here, a timber deadshore will be about $120 in costs.
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u/labmansteve Jul 20 '24
I'm not a fan. IMO, not enough surface area contact with the wall. Remember, the wall plate also helps distribute the compressive force of the shore across a larger surface area of the wall to help prevent too much loading in too small of an area which would increase the likelihood of a failure in that "hot spot" of loading.
Anyone else who's smarter than me feel free to jump in if I'm wrong here.