( … long post …) Consider a conventionally-framed house facing a remodel project. The house is, for the most part, a simple, two-story `box’, with stick-framed roof and interior bearing wall. The interior bearing wall supports both roof and main …

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I recently viewed a Course on the Simpson Strong-Tie Learning website titled `Code Requirements for Conventionally Framed Roofs. Good stuff! Kudos to Randy (`Author’). Per the Course, `Conventional Framed … ‘ means `Prescriptive’ framing, or, framing that does not require …

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