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QUOTE STUDIO
Field Guide

Frame · Snug, equal, in place

Rod bracing

Hillside washer against the web. Matching rods in a bay get the same tension. Sag not more than L/500. Never relocate a rod to miss a door.

rod
hillside
x-brace
sag
coupling
flange brace

Rod braces shall be tightened snugly so the rod does not sag more than length / 500. Long rods may need intermediate support from roof secondary to reduce sag. Always tighten as snug as possible without distressing the connection. Matching rods in each bay are equally tensioned.

Hillside washer against the web. Field-slot an inset girt 2×4 max — do not cut the flange.

Rod sag · L/500

Tighten so the rod does not sag more than length/500. Matching rods in a bay get equal tension.

± L / 500

13⁄16″

Maximum sag. 420″ of member · 0.840″ decimal.

Guide example: 35 ft → ±13/16″.

AGS-038.1 — hillside washer on the web, flat washer under the nut, centerline of the column web.

Assembly

Part numbers on the erection drawings define every piece. Assemblies that need more than one rod ship bundled with the hardware attached. Example: a 26′-6″ assembly ships as a 20′ rod and a 6′-6″ rod, spliced with a coupling. Coupling nuts are provided when rod length exceeds 20′.

Coupling when L > 20 ft. Ship-loose: hillside washer, one flat washer, hex nut each end. No turnbuckle unless drawn.
  • Ship-loose at each end: hillside washer, one flat washer, hex nut — as shown on the field-use drawings.
  • Rods thread both ends, without a turnbuckle, unless the drawings show one.
  • Note the tongue of the hillside (beveled) washer. 4″ minimum from the washer to the web intersection as drawn.
  • Wall brace through an inset girt: field-slot the sidewall girt. Maximum slot 2×4. Do not cut into the girt flange.