Patent ID: 6843027
Filing Date: 2005-01-18
Classification: E04B,E04G,E04H,Y02A

Abstract:
1. In a framed building having a foundation, wall framing including upright studs and a top plate and a sill plate, and roofing members, a system for securing the wall framing and roofing members against wind comprising: a cable tensioner secured to the foundation and positioned between two uprights and below the top plate; and a cable extending over at least a first, a second, and a third roofing member, wherein the cable extends over a first roofing member, from the first roofing member to a lower surface of the top plate, from the lower surface of the top plate to a second roofing member, over the second roofing member, from the second roofing member to the cable tensioner, and from the cable tensioner to a third roofing member.