I think he's saying it would be stronger if your cross brace went from corner to corner. You went from the halfway point.
Clint
M'kay, the bracing IS from corner to corner on the north and south sides. That is, the sides to counter forces of a westerly wind. The positioning of my property in relationship to the Huachuca Mountains results in 99% westerly winds.
The 'cross' bracing on the east and west sides is from top corner to mid-point, as we 'never' get a north wind and very slight south winds. There was a method to my madness w/ the design. We'll see if that design is flawed during the next big wind storm...which is eventual...and unavoidable.
I appreciate the feedback and am good at taking constuctive criticism.
Yeah, he's cool. But I'm not building a house, just shoring up the bracing on a kid's fort. I already went too far w/ this thing anyhow.
Nice Scott! How bad was it up there by you guys??
Hey Nat, about a month ago we had gusts up to 70 mph which did the initial damage. I didn't get off my butt in time to repair the bracing before 2-3 days of 50-55 mph gusts last week, which just racked the fort wicked bad.
I'm just glad it's up and more solid than ever.