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Hurricane Ties, Bracing, Turning the Truck into Scaffolding - No. 46
29. august 2026 · 22 min · 116K visninger
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Joshua reinforces the roof framing of his boat shed in eastern Canada to withstand winter wind loads.0:07 He installs hurricane ties on the rafters using structural screw-type fasteners to prevent uplift.0:29 To stabilize the structure against racking, he installs 2x6 braces on the underside of the rafters, which sit nearly 20 feet high.3:51 He creates a makeshift scaffolding platform by strapping lumber to his truck’s ladder rack to reach the roof height.5:58 He plumbs the trusses using a custom-made plywood lumber wrench before securing the braces with structural screws.7:35 The project also requires installing 80 individual blocking pieces between the rafter tails.13:43 He measures each bay, rips the lumber to the specific roof pitch angle, and uses a torpedo level to plumb each block before fastening.14:00 He plans to complete the strapping and roofing before the boat arrives for storage next week.21:54
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