Ornamental End Post Caps

**Joe Wood** · 01-25-2013, 11:50 AM

I'm trying to find some ornamental EPC in 12 gauge or heavier.

Simpson has the CCPC in a 7 gauge
http://www.strongtie.com/products/apg/classic.html

but don't have this ornamental type in an end post cap, for connecting 6x8 beams at the corners.

any ideas where else I could look for these besides Simpson?

**Joe Wood** · 01-25-2013, 01:04 PM

I found http://www.uspconnectors.com/ but they don't have the ornamental type either. By ornamental I mean they have the bolt holes, but not all the nail holes. Hope someone has a good lead for me!

**Bill Robinson** · 01-30-2013, 08:27 AM

Joe, this is a few days past however have you contacted Simpson to see if they can make them?

**kfc510** · 01-30-2013, 09:23 AM

Can't use the HLPC?

kevin

**Joe Wood** · 01-30-2013, 09:41 AM

No I haven't Bill, I bet they'd cost alot more then me having a local shop make them up. I used the wrong term here, I don't want to find EPC, instead I need a 90* corner cap, that accepts two beams meeting in the corner. Pretty strange no one makes these ..

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**kfc510** · 01-30-2013, 09:52 AM

Originally Posted by Joe Wood

No I haven't Bill, I bet they'd cost alot more then me having a local shop make them up. I used the wrong term here, I don't want to find EPC, instead I need a 90* corner cap, that accepts two beams meeting in the corner. Pretty strange no one makes these ..

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I believe you want a decorative version of an ECLL or ECLR, (edit: actually ECCLL or ECCLR, and even those may be discontinued?)for reference. (And yes, I don't see those in the decorative section.)
kevin

**Joe Wood** · 01-30-2013, 10:03 AM

Kevin, I don't see either of those when I do a search on the simpson site?

**kfc510** · 01-30-2013, 10:19 AM

You're right, I was looking in my 2012 paper reference. Looks like they're phasing them out/replacing them. New ones are CCLTC or something.

http://www.strongtie.com/products/co...cl-ccc-cct.asp

http://www.strongtie.com/ftp/bulletins/T-CCLTC-WS08.pdf

k

Edit to add: I also dropped a "C" from the name- it's actually ECCLL or ECCLR, not ECLL

**Joe Wood** · 01-30-2013, 10:46 AM

Yeah that ECCLL is the one I'm looking at but it is So ugly, not very ornamental at all even after I have it powdercoated.

**kfc510** · 01-30-2013, 11:00 AM

Originally Posted by Joe Wood

Yeah that ECCLL is the one I'm looking at but it is So ugly, not very ornamental at all even after I have it powdercoated.

Yeah, I hear you. Is there another way you can tie those beams together and onto the post? Looong lags? Wooden pegs? My timber framing skills are pretty weak, so take anything I say with a grain of salt, but if the bents/diagonals are sufficient for resolving the rotational forces at the post/beam connection, all you really need to do is pin the beams together and pin them to the post to keep the beams from sliding off, right? Good luck.

**joseph** · 02-28-2013, 11:12 PM

Is having them made a problem? I had some made in Santa Rosa -No biggy .All hunky Doring code approved .Could made myself .But to get them looking nice might cost a bit . http://www.kauthbrothersinc.com/ . hope i was reading the thred right .

**Joe Wood** · 03-01-2013, 08:18 AM

If I ever do ned them again I'll have them made up locally, I called my supplier and got a price of $288 ... EACH for those ECCLL !

**joseph** · 03-01-2013, 09:50 AM

But I bet there pretty . my projects are a lot less refined then yours .I make up many of post stirups and even some hefty hangers in my shop .I did have some custom made -thought it was needed to pass with inspector .they were so basic ,Could of done that myself .

**Joe Wood** · 03-01-2013, 10:09 AM

Oh not very pretty at all and one beam end is exposed.

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unfortunately I never got in to welding or I'd make them myself.

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