Gable End Roof Bracing

The gable end should be attached with studs on either side of the jack post.

Gable end roof bracing.

Brace the top of the gable end wall by tying it to the rafters or tops of the trusses. In the attic go to the gable end and examine the area where the triangular wall meets the rectangular wall below. Another way gable end frames are different from trusses placed in the interior of the structure is that frames experience perpendicular wind loads. Strengthen the gable end wall studs.

Gable end walls need to be well connected to the wall below and to the roof structure or ceiling diaphragm. The completed gable end bracing accomplished using the steps outlined below should look like the light colored framing shown in the picture below. There are several methods for making these types of connections. The gable end frame is designed to transfer vertical loads from the roof to the continuous bearing wall below.

Strengthening the framing members of the gable end itself with the use of retrofit studs bracing the top and bottom of the gable end so that lateral loads are transmitted into the roof and ceiling diaphragms by the use of horizontal braces making connections between horizontal braces and.