Storm Proof Wall Bracing #shorts

Ok, here me out. These are 5" @strongtie SDWS Timber Screws and I can reuse them. 10 years ago, despite adding braces, we had a storm come through and rip a 16' tall wall (30' long) off the floor and land against the neighbors house. All the cleats ripped out of the floor. Since we build tall walls, this is our method to quickly brace and is more than 15x stronger than nails. Since the nails in the cleat are loaded for "withdraw" they are incredibly weak.

#framing #framer #construction #building #engineering

[GenovaDante]

Love how clean you guys keep your decks and sites in general, so much easier to be productive in an organized space

[shopnwoods]

Good to see the bracing technique we've used since the 1980's is still being used. Although we nailed it all together with hammers.

[JamieVauxnut]

Don't know what sort of storms you get over there but a summers day here in Scotland and that would be laying flat as soon as you turn around

[WorkHarder]

Your backs gotta be Killin man. I give your framers/carpenters mad props

[curtzeek]

It's not just for storm proofing. It's to keep it square and in position.

[aaronmyers]

Someone who sheets their walls before standing, and a gable too! Fine effort gentlemen! 👍

[SawyersMusic]

The thing is, it’s not over kill. Everyone keeps forgetting that these screws come out. Think of the amount you f nails you waste in a year. And the time wasted yanking nails out of the end of the braces.

[thatgreenguy]

Don't think I've ever seen someone cut an angle like that. For a rough cut that is pretty nice and quick technique

[Cornuttzz]

Solid work. The way he cut the end of the brace using the 1-1/2” side of the guard… 👌

[kelsycunningham]

Aaah the good old days.
When framers used nails.

[stevencamp]

Master Garage Builders of Florida here, we put cross bracing up like that in every building on each gable end wall. Depending on wall length we usually have 6-10 crossing gable knee braces just like that. The real fun ones are for our gambrel style barn trusses! Those suckers get long

[millplusBaby]

Never seen a carpenter with that much protective gear on. I love it. Safety is no compromise. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[mstep]

I can’t stop lmao. Never have I seen so much effort in a brace . Few pull braces and the center push stick will hold it against serious wind

[dogg]

Big fan, You make things look so easy. Your definitely in awhole nother league. I love that metabo saw btw.

[jhawk]

Great tip. I usually stack 2 pieces of scrap and then nail my brace on to that but I think I’m going to try this next week when we stand walls!

[a-carpenter]

When we plumb tall gables like that we'll mark a 1-1/2" mark on the floor and set our point laser to that mark, then screw a block to the top of the wall with a 1-1/2" mark on it also and then the guy on the floor can pull of push the brace to suit the point laser. Means there's no need to be climbing up and down a ladder shouting back and forth to measure the plumb point

[heybacchus]

These guys are serious business with the hard hats

[jmelgoza]

I feel like someone some day mentioned not to make two cuts and to add 1”1/2 to the bottom of the saw. I was the guy with the Milwaukee cordless saw. If this is the same people we tagged about a year ago thanks for the trick.

[DaveAJones]

Yeah we always use bugle screws for this stuff so quick and strong. And when you remove them just use them for the next job

[captainkepcon]

I don’t think wind bracing can be stressed enough especially as the trusses are being set. I’ve seen entire framed roofs collapse because of on sufficient bracing.
On another note I don’t think I could wear a bike helmet all day even to protect from injuries.
On another note I don’t think I could wear a bike helmet all day even to protect from injuries.
On another note…..