Attachment bracket and method of attaching a structure to a building

Abstract

An attachment bracket and method of attaching a structure to a building are provided. The attachment bracket is mountable to or in a concrete foundation of a house or other structure. The bracket includes a mounting section for attaching the bracket to the structure or for inserting through foundation insulation into a foundation. The bracket further includes a support surface connected to and extending perpendicular to the mounting section. The bracket further includes a joist retaining member or joist attached to the mounting section. The mounting section includes one or more temporary support members which engage with an engagement region in the joist retaining member or joist, to temporarily support the joist or the joist retaining member in place at the proper height until the joist or the joist retaining member can be firmly secured to the mounting section.

1 . A support attachment bracket for use with a building foundation having at least one face substantially perpendicular to the ground, said support attachment bracket comprising: 
 a support section having an attachment plate section disposed substantially perpendicular to the ground, and a support plate, coupled to said attachment plate section and disposed substantially perpendicular to said attachment plate section and parallel to said at least one face of said building foundation, said support including at least one temporary rim joist attachment section support member, for temporarily supporting a rim joist attachment section; and    a rim joist attachment section supported by, and generally parallel with, said support plate, and including at least one rim joist attachment plate oriented parallel to and a spaced distance from said at least one face of said building foundation to which said attachment plate section will be attached, for maintaining a longitudinal face of a rim joist in a parallel and spaced relationship from said at least one face of said building foundation to which said attachment plate section will be attached, said rim joist attachment section including at least one temporary rim joist attachment section support member engagement region, for temporarily supporting said rim joist attachment section on said support plate.    
   
   
       2 . The support attachment connection of  claim 1  wherein said rim joist attachment section is a separate section attached to said support plate of said support section using at least one fastener penetrating at least one hole in said rim joist attachment section and at least one hole in said support section support plate.  
   
   
       3 . The support attachment connection of  claim 1  wherein said rim joist attachment section is a metal rim joist.  
   
   
       4 . The support attachment connection of  claim 1  wherein said support includes a plurality of said temporary rim joist attachment section support members spaced in a vertical direction along said support plate on a face of said support plate disposed away from said face of said building foundation, for temporarily supporting said rim joist attachment section at one of a plurality of user selectable heights.  
   
   
       5 . The support attachment connection of  claim 1 , wherein said temporary rim joist attachment section support member includes a first surface having a portion which is raised or protrudes from the remainder of said first surface.  
   
   
       6 . The attachment bracket of  claim 1  wherein said rim joist attachment section includes a generally U-shaped rim joist attachment section.  
   
   
       7 . A support attachment bracket for use with a building foundation having at least one face substantially perpendicular to the ground, said support attachment bracket comprising: 
 a support section having an attachment plate section disposed substantially perpendicular to the ground, and a support plate, coupled to said attachment plate section and disposed substantially perpendicular to said attachment plate section and parallel to said at least one face of said building foundation, said support including at least one temporary rim joist attachment section support member, for temporarily supporting a rim joist attachment section; and    a metal rim joist supported by, and generally parallel with, said support plate, and including at least one region oriented parallel to and a spaced distance from said at least one face of said building foundation to which said attachment plate section will be attached, for maintaining a longitudinal face of said metal rim joist in a parallel and spaced relationship from said at least one face of said building foundation to which said attachment plate section will be attached, said metal rim joist including at least one temporary rim joist attachment section support member engagement region, for temporarily supporting said metal rim joist attachment section on said support plate.    
   
   
       8 . A support attachment bracket for use with a building foundation having at least one face substantially perpendicular to the ground and a building foundation insulation board disposed against and parallel to said building foundation face, said support attachment bracket comprising: 
 a support section having an attachment plate section disposed substantially perpendicular to said at least one building foundation face and inserted through said building foundation insulation board and into said building foundation and disposed substantially perpendicular to the ground, and a support plate, coupled to said attachment plate section and disposed substantially perpendicular to said attachment plate section and parallel to said at least one face of said building foundation, said support plate including at least one temporary rim joist attachment section support member, for temporarily supporting a rim joist attachment section; and    a rim joist attachment section supported by, and generally parallel with, said support plate, and including at least one rim joist attachment plate oriented parallel to said at least one face of said building foundation to which said attachment plate section will be attached, for maintaining a longitudinal face of a rim joist in a parallel relationship from said at least one face of said building foundation to which said attachment plate section will be attached, said rim joist attachment section including at least one temporary rim joist attachment section support member engagement region, for temporarily supporting said rim joist attachment section on said support plate.