Following the engineer inspection of the tall wall install, a metal strapping detail was required. Remarkably, in 2013 I had a project where two spools of the heavy gauge strapping were needed for the cantilever reinforcement. Only one spool was ever used and I was left with a full roll. This went on to occupy space in my garage and eventually in a closet in my house for 5 years until it was called for re use. Countless occasions had passed where I had cursed the existence of the strapping and vowed to toss it in the trash. My wife also had cursed me for permanently warehousing this strapping, especially once it appeared in her closet. The reason why the strapping was relocated from the garage to the closet is lost to me now, but I remain pleased that the hoarder tendency finally paid off.
The strapping is unfurled.
And the strapping is finally repurposed on a new building after 5 years of hoarding.