- Q.A friend of mine recently
tried to sell a home. The buyers’ inspector
discovered that no plywood clips had been installed on
the roof sheathing. The roof has trusses 24 inches
on-center and either 1/2-inch plywood or 7/16-inch OSB
sheathing. Does anyone know a quick and easy fix for
this?
A.Robert Allison
responds: I don’t know of a "quick
and easy" fix for this, but here is a method that I
have used. Install 2x4 blocking across each joint
from rafter to rafter. These blocks can be nailed
through the rafter or truss or toe-nailed in place.
Apply construction adhesive to the blocks to glue
them to the decking. Though tedious, this simple
repair works well. However, it is difficult to do
on the first row of decking on low-slope roofs and
impossible in some places due to framing members,
cathedral ceilings, and so forth.
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