Avanti posted:David Minarik posted:The braces are directionally correct.
Um, are you sure? YOUR's are correct, but I think that Trainman's is indeed backwards. You want the bottom of the diagonal brace to be nearest the hinges. That way the brace is under compression rather than tension. The wood is ok either way, but you are less dependent on good nailing in the compression case.
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Pete,
You are correct. I wasn't taking into account that the doors were closed. Thanks for the correction.
Dave