This eight-page document summarizes section B2 of the BCSI book. Temporary restraint/bracing is an important, yet often overlooked, element of safe truss installation.

Metal plate connected wood trusses are commonly used in post-frame construction. The BCSI-B10 Summary Sheet provides guidelines for the proper handling, installing, restraining and bracing of flat bottom chord MPCW trusses spaced more than two feet on-center in engineered post frame building system applications.

This guide for builders features proper techniques for unloading, storing, lifting, erecting, installing, restraining and bracing trusses. It includes specific information for protecting trusses from weather and damage at the jobsite, how to lift bundles and individual trusses by crane, restraining/bracing guidelines to prevent trusses from toppling during erection, installation tolerances to keep the trusses in plane and plumb and basic construction loading and materials placement recommendations.

Spread the news about the advantages of floor trusses! This 4-page document features several color photos and includes some common installation details and a time/material comparison between floor truss and stick frame construction. This document is part of the SBCA Research Report series. 

This cover sheet provides warnings specifically about handling, installing, storing and bracing wall panels. Text is in English and Spanish.

This two-page document addresses the truths of partition separation and how it may be mistaken for what is sometimes called truss arching or truss uplift. The easy-to-read descriptions of partition separation, possible causes of the problem, and diagrams showing helpful drywall techniques is a must for your customers. This document is part of the SBCA Research Report series.

This two page document outlines the extra precautions necessary for installing trusses 60 feet or greater in length. It provides several tips for safe and efficient handling and installing of long span trusses. The TTB directs the user to the BCSI booklet for more information and provides a link to other long span resources on the SBCA web site. This document is part of the SBCA Research Report series.

This document provides customers with a simple checklist to use when handling and installing trusses. This document is part of the SBCA Research Report series.

An informational sheet (in English/Spanish) for framers that was created to help component manufacturers effectively communicate the JOBSITE PACKAGE's value. It encourages framers to review the package's contents and follow its recommendations. 

This English/Spanish jobsite package cover sheet includes warnings about the handling, storing, installing, restraining and diagonal bracing of structural building components. Portions of the ANSI/TPI 1-2007 design responsibilities are on the back.