Good Morning Friends,

In years gone by they used to nail 1 x boards on a wall frame diagonally to assure the  wall was strong enough to withstand a 100 mile per hour wind blowing in a straight line direction against the home.

Today there are many different methods to achieve the same thing. Can you think of the different approved methods that are being used to day?

We use "L" metal and kerf the studs on a diagonal. Usually span 4'. It's fairly thin, probably 5/32 or so. At any rate, Teco nails  will penetrate and hold well. Probably over kill but, when we built here, where 80 mph gusts and 50 mph sustained are fairly common in the spring, we ran opposed diagonals on both sides of the walls. 

And of course, Hurricane  Ties at every rafter.

A few different ways that i can think of Ralph.  In years past a 1x dadoed into the studs on a diagonal. When celotex was widely used, they used to put a sheet of plywood in the corners and maybe around windows, could also be used when using styrofoam.  I have also seen the "L" brace or "T" brace nailed into a kerf cut into the studs.  Manufactured housing i believe uses just a steel strap nailed onto the face of the studs in an "X" pattern on the ends of the wall.  Up here in upper Michigan we usually sheet the entire wall with osb or plywood.  There probably is more. Thanks, Paul

Good Morning Paul,

You are right in the ball park with all of your answers for there are several modern styles and method that are used successfully today and they all pass inspection. Thanks for your support.