Guide to Handling, Restraining & Bracing Wood Trusses

This updated booklet produced by the Truss Plate Institute (TPI) and WTCA is the truss industry's new and improved guide for jobsite safety and truss performance. This 8.5" x 11" edition (spiral bound) replaces BCSI 1-03 and includes the most current information regarding the handling, installation, restraining and bracing of metal plate connected wood trusses.
The 2006 edition of BCSI now includes information on:

·     Hoisting and placement of truss bundles

·  Long span truss installation

·  Hip set assembly and bracing

·  Design and installation of permanent     restraint/bracing/reinforcement for trusses and individual truss members

·  Toe-nailed connections for attaching trusses at bearing locations