Roof member anti-torsion bracket device and method of use

A method for using a roof member anti-torsion bracket device, the anti-torsion bracket device including opposed first and second brackets each having a base plate portion and a transverse planar surface, a base plate, a first fastening opening extending through the base plate portion of the first bracket and the base plate, and a second fastening opening extending through the base plate portion of the second bracket and the base plate, the method comprising:

• orienting the transverse planar surfaces of the opposed first and second brackets substantially transverse to the base plate;
• positioning the base plate portions of the opposed first and second brackets on the base plate such that the base plate portions of the opposed first and second brackets and the base plate are parallel and stacked one above the other;
• positioning the base plate on a top plate of a wall construction;
• fastening the base plate portions of the opposed first and second brackets and the base plate directly to a structural column positioned between studs of the wall construction by extending first and second fasteners through the top plate of the wall construction and the first and second fastening openings in the base plate portions of the opposed first and second brackets and the base plate to anchor the roof member anti-torsion bracket device to foundational elements via the structural column;
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• centrally positioning at least one divider tab between the first and second brackets.

A roof member anti-torsion bracket device, comprising:

• a base plate adapted to sit on a top plate of a wall construction;
• opposed first and second brackets connected to the base plate and directly facing each other, the first bracket having a first transverse planar surface that is substantially transverse to the base plate, the second bracket having a second transverse planar surface that is substantially transverse to the base plate;
• a structural column positioned between adjacent studs of the wall construction that is directly bolted to the base plate through the top plate of the wall construction such that the base plate is anchored to foundational elements via the structural column as part of an interconnected load bearing anti-torsion system;
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• at least one extension bracket extending along and beyond the first bracket that provides a remote attachment point for fastening a roof element to the roof member anti-torsion bracket device, the at least one extension bracket having angled sides that nest with side walls of the first bracket that extend transversely with respect to both the base plate and the first transverse planar surface of the first bracket.