Panels General Information

The Hardy Frame® Panel comes in widths of 12", 18" and 24". The 12" and 18" widths are a one-piece C-Section that is enclosed at the top and bottom with channels. The bottom channel has a ¾" thick, 3-½" wide plate washer built in, that extends the entire width of the Panel. There are slotted holes provided at 1-¾" from each end of the product to the centerline of the hole, which receive hold down bolts, and there are screw holes provided for attaching to wood floor systems. The top channel has a screw hole pattern, which facilitates attachment to members above. The slotted holes in the top channel mirror those in the bottom, but there is no plate washer.

The 24" wide Panel differs from both the 12" and the 18" widths by the addition of two “Z” shapes, welded inside the one-piece C-Section, to form a post at each end of the Panel. The inclusion of posts serves to increase the effective section while decreasing the effective, unsupported width of the Panel. The 24" width also includes one slotted hole at the centerline of the Panel, which allows for a ¾" diameter shear bolt to be installed.

Hardy Frame® Panels may be installed in wood or
steel framed structures. The Standard Series Panels are manufactured in heights that correspond to standard wood stud height, standard heights for “S” Series correspond to steel stud heights.