Closed shear wall hold down system

A method of installing a closed wall hold down system comprising:

• installing a closed wall panel including a drywall blockout, a bottom plate and a top plate over at least one first tie rod, the at least one first tie rod projecting through the bottom plate;
• running at least one second tie rod down through the top plate, the at least one second tie rod including a first end, a second end, and a coupler nut coupled to the first end, the second end extending through the top plate;
• threading the coupler nut onto the at least one first tie rod at the location of the drywall blockout;
• and
• installing at least one ratcheting take-up device onto the second end.

A method of installing a closed wall hold down system comprising:

• installing a first closed wall panel including a first drywall blockout, a first bottom plate and a first top plate over at least one first tie rod, the at least one first tie rod projecting through the first bottom plate;
• running at least one second tie rod down through the first top plate, the at least one second tie rod including a first end, a second end, and a first coupler nut coupled to the first end, the second end extending through the first top plate;
• threading the first coupler nut onto the at least one first tie rod at the location of the first drywall blockout;
• placing a floor plate over the second end of the at least one second tie rod and onto the first top plate;
• installing a second closed wall panel including a second drywall blockout, a second bottom plate having at least one first ratcheting take-up device attached to a surface of the second bottom plate and a second top plate onto the floor plate with the second end of the at least one second tie rod extending through the at least one first ratcheting take-up device;
• running at least one third tie rod down through the second top plate, the at least one third tie rod including a third end, and a fourth end, and a second coupler nut coupled to the third end, the fourth end extending through the second top plate;
• threading the second coupler nut onto the at least one second tie rod at the location of the second drywall blockout;
• and
• installing at least one second ratcheting take-up device with the fourth end of the at least one third tie rod extending there through.

A closed wall hold down system comprising:

• at least one closed wall panel including a bottom plate and a top plate;
• at least one first tie rod configured to project through the bottom plate within the at least one closed wall panel;
• at least one coupler nut including photo-emissive markings to determine a degree of rotation of the at least one coupler nut, the at least one coupler nut configured to couple the at least one first tie rod and a first end of an at least one second tie rod, a second end of the at least one second tie rod configured to extend through the top plate;
• and
• at least one ratcheting take-up device configured to engage with the second end of the at least one second tie rod.

A method of installing a closed wall hold down system comprising:

• installing a closed wall panel including a bottom plate and a top plate over at least one first tie rod, the at least one first tie rod projecting through the bottom plate;
• running at least one second tie rod down through the top plate, the at least one second tie rod including a first end, a second end, and a coupler nut coupled to the first end, the second end extending through the top plate;
• threading the coupler nut onto the at least one first tie rod, the coupler nut includes photo-emissive markings to determine a degree of rotation of the coupler nut;
• and
• installing at least one ratcheting take-up device onto the second end.

A method of installing a closed wall hold down system comprising:

• installing a first closed wall panel including a first bottom plate and a first top plate over at least one first tie rod, the at least one first tie rod projecting through the first bottom plate;
• running at least one second tie rod down through the first top plate, the at least one second tie rod including a first end, a second end, and a first coupler nut coupled to the first end, the second end extending through the first top plate;
• threading the first coupler nut onto the at least one first tie rod, the first coupler nut includes photo-emissive markings to determine a degree of rotation of the first coupler nut;
• placing a floor plate over the second end of the at least one second tie rod and onto the first top plate;
• installing a second closed wall panel including a second bottom plate having at least one first ratcheting take-up device attached to a surface of the second bottom plate and a second top plate onto the floor plate with the second end of the at least one second tie rod extending through the at least one first ratcheting take-up device;
• running at least one third tie rod down through the second top plate, the at least one third tie rod including a third end, and a fourth end, and a second coupler nut coupled to the third end, the fourth end extending through the second top plate;
• threading the second coupler nut onto the at least one second tie rod, the second coupler nut includes photo-emissive markings to determine a degree of rotation of the second coupler nut;
• and
• installing at least one second ratcheting take-up device with the fourth end of the at least one third tie rod extending there through.