Patent ID: 7743479

Claim:
A method of tensioning a wall strap on a metal wall with a tensioner, comprising: a. securing a first wall strap portion to a first portion of the metal wall; b. mounting a tensioner by: i. attaching a first portion of the tensioner to the wall strap and ii. attaching a second portion of the tensioner, which is spaced from the first portion of the tensioner by a distance, to an anchoring structure; c. tensioning the wall strap by reducing the distance between the first and second portions of the tensioner; d. after tensioning the wall strap, securing the wall strap to a second portion of the metal wall that is spaced from the first portion of the metal wall; e. after securing the wall strap to the second portion of the metal wall, disengaging the tensioner by: i. detaching the first portion of the tensioner from the wall strap, and ii. detaching the second portion of the tensioner from the anchoring structure; f. leaving the wall strap tensioned and secured to both the first and second portions of the metal wall after disengaging the tensioner.