Patent ID: 11920339
Assignee: COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 7:
8. The method of claim 1, further comprising positioning the structural component on an upper surface of a base of the channel-shaped portion of the fire wall hanger before said step of installing the fire retardant sheathing, said step of positioning the structural component including engaging the structural component with a stop of the fire wall hanger to space an end of the structural component from the frame wall to permit the fire retardant sheathing to be received between the end of the structural component and the frame wall, and wherein said step of inserting the fire retardant sheathing between the channel-shaped portion of the fire wall hanger and the frame wall includes inserting the fire retardant sheathing between the end of the structural component and the frame wall.