Since this wall (and the long beam that tops it) will sustain all of the outward thrust of the rafters, some cross bracing was designed in. And, since there are about 10 pieces of 20 foot long well pipe on the property, we wanted to recycle that, too - at least one piece. So here it is. It may be a bit of over kill, but it works.
These are pieces of all-thread with "shoes" welded on. They will be, in their turn, welded onto the top rails of the upper container as well as the one at the west end, where they will tie down the 4x8 beams that will be the base for the rafters.
One thing that we have learned is that there are a lot of small details (ie makingt these items) that you cannot forsee, when you build such a hybrid house. It takes a bit more time, but it is very interesting.
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