Building construction wrapped with reinforcement fabric to resist wind loading

A structural reinforcement apparatus comprising:

• flexible elongated reinforcement material having first and second ends;
• a first connecting member associated with the first end of the flexible reinforcement material;
• a second connecting member associated with the second end of the flexible reinforcement material;
• first engaging means for engaging the first connecting member;
• and
• second engaging means for engaging the second connecting member,
• wherein the first connector housing further comprises means for securing one or more roofing members to the first connector housing, and wherein the first connector housing comprises an attachment plate for securing the second engaging means to a frame structure,
• wherein the means for securing one or more roofing members to the first connector housing comprises an upper vertical flange extending approximately parallel from the upper portion of the connector housing attachment plate having one or more openings configured and dimensioned to accept a roof member tie-down, and
• wherein the first and second connecting members and first and second engaging means are configured, dimensioned and operatively associated to provide tension to flexible elongated reinforcing material.

A frame structure having at least a roofing member and one or more wall members erected upon a foundation, the structure comprising:

• a structural reinforcement apparatus for providing a continuous tensile load path between the roofing member and the structure's foundation, wherein:
• the structural reinforcement apparatus comprises:
• flexible elongated reinforcement material having first and second ends;
• a first connecting member associated with the first end of the flexible reinforcement material;
• a second connecting member associated with the second end of the flexible reinforcement material;
• first engaging means for engaging the first connecting member;
• and
• second engaging means for engaging the second connecting member, and further wherein:
• the first connector housing is used as a top plate attached to a wall member;
• the second connector housing is used as a sill plate attached to the same wall member as the first connector housing;
• the first connecting member is received by the first connector housing;
• the second connecting member is received by the second connector housing;
• and
• the second connector housing is thereby operatively associated with the first connector housing by the flexible reinforcement material attached to the first and second connecting members to form a continuous tensile load path from the roof member to the structure's foundation.