Innovative in its design, Universal Forest Products’ SideStep Plate offers a reliable, pre-engineered field connection between the folding kneewall and the bottom chord or kingpost of your roof truss.

Sidestep Plate

SideStep Plate

Universal's patented SideStep® Plate is designed with the modular builder's needs in mind! In response to customer requests for a reliable, pre-engineered field connection between a folding kneewall and the bottom chord or kingpost of a roof truss, Universal developed the innovative SideStep Plate. Enjoy a strong, clean connection that will help your structures sail through the approval process!

U.S. Patent 7,200,972

Universal Forest Products is the nation's leading manufacturer and distributor of wood and wood-alternative products to the retail building materials, industrial packaging/components, manufactured housing, residential construction and commercial construction & concrete forming markets.