Rafter support assembly and method of using same

A method of securing a roof frame to a building structure, comprising:

• a. removing an interior face of an exterior wall on each interior anchor point of a building;
• b. drilling a hole through both a bottom plate member of a wall frame member and an exterior floor beam member;
• c. installing an eyebolt through said exterior floor beam member and said bottom plate member;
• d. drilling a hole through a plurality of roof rafter members and a plurality of hip rafter members in order to run a rafter support apparatus through each roof rafter member and through each hip rafter member, wherein said rafter support apparatus comprises:
• i. at least one rafter cable member, having a first end and a second end, wherein said first end of said rafter cable member is run through each of said rafter members and each of said hip rafter members;
• ii. at least one rafter jaw and jaw turnbuckle, having a first end and a second end, wherein said rafter cable member is connected to said rafter jaw and jaw turnbuckle;
• e. tightening said rafter jaw and jaw turnbuckle in order to create a tensile force directed over an entire length of said rafter cable member;
• f. drilling a hole through a top plate member of said wall frame member in order to install a wall cable member;
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• g. tightening said wall cable member to create a tensile force directed over an entire length of said wall cable member.