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Detail A - Typical truss web bracing

Detail A - Typical truss web bracing
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Detail B - Typical wood gable-wall bracing

Detail B - Typical wood gable-wall bracing
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Failure of composition roof shingles and underlayment due to high winds.

Failure of composition roof shingles and underlayment due to high winds.
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How to Frame a Gable Wall // Roof Framing Part 5

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Observed roof bracing for gable roof overhang and recommended modification

Observed roof bracing for gable roof overhang and recommended modification
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RIght - Furring strips, house wrap, and siding are installed in the field after assembling panelized walls.

RIght - Furring strips, house wrap, and siding are installed in the field after assembling panelized walls.
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Right - Mold- and water-resistant fiber glass insulating sheathing is installed after panelized walls are assembled on site.

Right - Mold- and water-resistant fiber glass insulating sheathing is installed after panelized walls are assembled on site.
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Right - Panelized walls came to site with house wrap and furring strips pre-installed; seams will be overlapped and taped on site.

Right - Panelized walls came to site with house wrap and furring strips pre-installed; seams will be overlapped and taped on site.
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Right - Panelized walls came to site with house wrap pre-installed and ready to unfurl to cover foundation-to-sheathing seam.

Right - Panelized walls came to site with house wrap pre-installed and ready to unfurl to cover foundation-to-sheathing seam.
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Typical roof truss top chord bracing

Typical roof truss top chord bracing
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Wrong - There is no step flashing along the base of the gable and the right window is missing sill trim.

Wrong - There is no step flashing along the base of the gable and the right window is missing sill trim.