Truss Permanent Lateral and Diagonal Bracing

We got there early, before the HVAC guy showed up. The carpenters were busy climbing around in the trusses. They seemed to be nailing random wood all over the place. We asked and they threw down a label.

Permanent Lateral and Diagonal Bracing - Project Small House — Adding Permanent Lateral and Diagonal Bracing

They were adding Permanent Lateral and Diagonal Bracing.

Permanent Lateral and Diagonal Bracing Required

More Progress

Finishing the Doors and Windows

Room for French doors and a dog door – Project Small House — Room for French doors and a dog door

The opening for the French doors is now the right size. When the guy came to install the doors and windows, the opening for the French Doors was about an inch too small.

Cliff wrote the dog door dimensions on the wall so they would leave us enough room for it. What they did was not exactly what we were thinking of, but if it passes inspections, it’s fine by us!