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Add metal connectors to strengthen framing connections in an existing wall from inside the home by removing drywall.
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Angle support framing is added to brace a long gable overhang constructed using the ladder framing method.
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End wall failure under hurricane force winds due to inadequate bracing of the gable end wall.
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Example A of a gable truss and gable end wall bracing for a home in a hurricane region
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Example B of a gable truss and gable end wall bracing for a home in a hurricane region
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Insulating sheathing is extended up to the roof rafters and sealed around the framing with spray foam as part of this exterior wall retrofit
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Right - A continuous load path connects the roof and wall framing to the foundation.
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Right - Installation steps for the L-bent strap method of bracing a gable end wall
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Right - The wall framing is connected to roof framing with metal ties for hurricane-resistant construction.
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Right – An existing gable wall is reinforced with horizontal braces that butt up to the gable end wall and connect back to multiple trusses; retrofit studs make full contact with the wall and the compression blocks and are connected to the horizontal brac
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Right – Examples of wall stud to sill plate and foundation and wall rod connectors and brackets.
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Right – Examples of wall stud to top plate and stud to rim joist framing connectors and brackets.
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The OSB roof decking product comes with an adhered radiant foil barrier which helps to prevent heat transfer in or out of the vented attic, while R-13 unfaced fiberglass fills the advanced-framed 2x6 walls.
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Wrong - The studs added for support were cut at an angle providing weak support where the stud meets the compression block.
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Wrong – This house under construction is lacking wall to truss bracing and the bottom chord of the scissor trusses is several feet above the top of the end wall top plate