On Mar 31, 1:53*pm, RicodJour wrote:
On Mar 31, 1:32*pm, 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...Half_nut_lever...

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!

It sounds like blocking for bicycle-frame scaffolding. *That's what
I've heard them called, but I'm not sure of the correct term. *Here's
an example:http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...3823_200323823

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I think you've got it!

By looking more closely at various pictures, it appears that there is
indeed scaffolding outside in the same areas as these braces.

I'm going to assume that the lower portion of the bracket has some
means of distributing the weight across the sheathing. I'd hate to
think that the part of the bracket that carries most of the weight
would be concentrated on such a small area of the OSB sheathing. Seems
like it would have the potential to punch right through.

Thanks for solving the mystery!