Guide to Good Practice for Handling, Installing, Restraining & Bracing of Wood Trusses

This updated booklet produced by the (TPI) and WTCA is the truss industry’s new and improved guide for jobsite safety and truss performance. This 8.5″ x 11″ edition (3-hole punched and 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 new 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

Commentary and Recommendations for Handling, Installing and Bracing Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses (Summary Sheet), HIB-08; Published by: Truss Plate Institute

$24.50

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