Help with lateral movement

[wcavanagh]

Guys,

My builder is expressing concerns with movement of the ridge beam. He has built according to engineer drawings, but it moves left to right. Engineer is ghosting me, any ideas? He says need corner brackets at each side to make triangle. Any suggestions on this. Sleepless nights.

 

[^woody^]

When the sheathing is fitted, and the gable panel is fixed to the eaves walls, and the end three rafters strapped to the gable, it should be OK. Should.

Often, a building gets its stability by working as one with other components, not individually.

 

[wcavanagh]

Lol I like should

 

[noseall]

Lol I like should

Some 12mm ply beneath those rafters will stiffen it like a stiff thing. It's like night and day.

 

[wcavanagh]

Thanks everyone he will wait until OSB is on and see what happens.

 

[noseall]

Thanks everyone he will wait until OSB is on and see what happens.

Seriously, you will wonder what all the fuss was about. Even after a few screws are fixed the difference is stark.

 

[wcavanagh]

Seriously, you will wonder what all the fuss was about. Even after a few screws are fixed the difference is stark.

Cool, weird the builder didn’t seem to know that. Thanks