The Ontario Building Code | Staples

9.30.3.4. Staples

(1) Staples are permitted to be used to fasten wood strip flooring="http://thehandyforce.com/flooring/" title ="Handyman flooring install Toronto">flooring not more than 7.9 mm in thickness and not more than 50 mm in width provided the staples,

(a) are not less than 29 mm long,

(b) have a shank diameter of not less than 1.19 mm,

(c) have a crown of not less than 4.7 mm, and

(d) are spaced not more than 400 mm o.c.

(2) Staples are permitted to be used to fasten wood strip flooring="http://thehandyforce.com/flooring/" title ="Handyman flooring install Toronto">flooring not more than 19 mm in thickness and not more than 83 mm in width provided the staples,

(a) are not less than 51 mm long,

(b) have a shank diameter of not less than 1.82 mm,

(c) have a crown of not less than 12.7 mm, and

(d) are spaced not more than 400 mm o.c.

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