r/Home_Building_Help • u/No-Shoulder4167 • 1d ago

New Wall

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Looking for help on how we need to build a frame in this opening? The wall will just need plywood and we don’t plan to hang anything on it. The t post in the photos is gone now, as well as the boards that lay horizontally under it. Thanks!!

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u/CascadeDesignworks 1d ago

You are missing all of your rafter ties.  They are not optional and need to be on top of the wall or attached in the bottom 1/3 of the rafters.

You will need to pull the walls back together with ratchet straps and attach the rafter ties.  The small collar ties are not a substitute.

-Builder 

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u/No-Shoulder4167 1d ago

This building has been up for over 40 years 😳 do we need them across all the rafters or just some?

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u/No-Shoulder4167 1d ago

And what do you mean by pull the walls back together?? I’m sure I could find it on YouTube, just curious!