MiTek® today announced the release of a new product from the MiTek Builder Products division. Focused on creating efficient and optimized wood framing, the new “VTT” Valley Truss Tie is an 18-gauge, G90 galvanized steel tie that transfers loads from a valley truss into the supporting structure below.

The VTT resists the sliding forces created from downward loads when the valley truss is set upon a sloped lower roof. This ability to resist the sliding force eliminates the need for support wedges traditionally used under the valley truss bottom chord. It also eliminates the need for “special order” valley roof trusses that would need to be manufactured with a bevel-cut bottom chord.

The VTT has double-dimple nail holes that assure all nails are driven in at the correct angle into the supporting member every time. It also features a flat design that requires no “field bending” to match the supporting roof pitch.

For ease of installation, the VTT has prong teeth that help hold the VTT in place for nailing. The VTT accommodates supporting roof pitches from 0/12 to 12/12. (Pitch guide embossments allow attachment to valley truss on ground.)

About MiTek

MiTek is a diversified global supplier of software, engineered products, services, and equipment to the residential, commercial, and industrial, construction sectors. MiTek Industries’ passion for its associates’ well-being and its customers’ success is the company’s hallmark. A Berkshire Hathaway company (NYSE: brk-a, NYSE: brk-b) since 2001, MiTek has operations in more than 40 countries on six continents. Learn more: www.MiTek-us.com and www.MII.com.

About MiTek Builder Products

A division of MiTek USA, Inc., the MiTek Builder Products division integrates a number of businesses, building products and brands which MiTek has assembled after a remarkable series of acquisitions. These product brands include USP Structural Connectors, the Z4 Tie-Down System, and Hardy Frame panels, as well as design software solutions for decks and structural connectors for the USP Structural Connectors brand. Also offered through the MiTek Builder Products division is SAPPHIRE™ Supply, an estimating and design module within the MiTek SAPPHIRE software suite, designed for lumber and building material suppliers. This module is also compatible with SAPPHIRE Viewer for collaboration with builders and others in the design and optimization of the wood structural frame. Learn more: www.MitekBuilderProducts.com