Woods dry very fast.

DerbyDad03 wrote:
I've been watching the progress of a house build that a co-worker is
going through via pictures that he is taking.

I've been able to explain to him just about everything that the
builder is doing except for this:

On both sides of most large exterior openings (large windows, patio
door, etc) there is a short, horizontal length of a 2 x 4 spanning the
interior side of 2 studs with a bolt through the sheathing and 2 x 4,
secured with a lever nut (similar to the link below) on the 2 x 4
side.

http://www.mini-lathe.com/Mini_lathe..._nut_lever.jpg

These braces appear to be holding the sheathing against the exterior
of the studs. Were these braces installed prior to nailing and have
simply just not yet been removed or do they serve some other purpose -
like wind load protection or something like that until the house is
closed up?

Thanks!

Hi,
Seeing 2x4 wall it must be on milder climate(South) wood fries pretty
fast in the open. I maybe wrong it is my own guess, they try to keep it
square/straight until wall is built. We use 2x6 for exterior wall up
here and windows/patio doors are minimum double pane, often triple.