Description

Key Features

No Layout Guesswork

The TSBR2-24 locks in truss spacing without constant measuring and adjusting. That speeds up layout and helps keep trusses vertical and plumb as you move down the line.

Stays On During Sheathing

This truss spacer-restraint can remain in place while the roof is being sheathed. That cuts extra steps and gives crews a more stable work platform during installation.

One-Hand Placement

The formed steel design grabs onto the truss quickly, so you can place it with one hand and keep moving. Less fiddling means faster temporary bracing work and lower labor time.

Overview

The Simpson Strong-Tie TSBR2-24 Truss Spacer-Restraint is a formed steel lateral-restraint connector built to speed up roof truss spacing and temporary bracing. This is a truss spacer-restraint designed for spacing roof trusses quickly and keeping them aligned during framing. Model Number TSBR2-24. If you are laying out wood or cold-formed steel trusses and want a cleaner, faster setup than temporary wood bracing, this is the piece that does that job.

What matters here is time on the deck. The TSBR2-24 is made to capture on-center spacing without stopping to measure every position or tweak truss alignment over and over. Once installed, it helps keep trusses vertical and plumb after placement, which improves overall truss installation quality and reduces the usual slowdowns that happen when framing starts to wander out of line.

Simpson Strong-Tie builds this piece from 22-gauge, 27 mil steel with a zinc galvanized G90 finish. The 25-1/2 inch length, 1-3/4 inch width, and 1 inch depth are specific to this TSBR2-24 model, and those dimensions matter because they define the spacing application this restraint is intended to handle. It is a simple part, but it is engineered to grab the truss quickly and stay where you put it, which is why it can often be placed with one hand.

On the jobsite, the big advantage is that the restraint stays in place during sheathing. That means you are not just using it to get through initial layout, then pulling it back off and dealing with more cleanup. Leaving it in place saves steps, reduces wasted movement, and helps create a more stable roof framing setup for the crew while sheathing progresses.

Compared with prescriptive wood bracing methods, the TSBR system uses less total bracing material and installs in less time. That is the real value. You are trading scrap lumber, extra cutting, repeated measuring, and added labor for a repeatable steel spacer-restraint that does the same job faster and more consistently. Simpson also identifies the TSBR as a direct replacement for the older TSB truss spacer-bracer, which is useful if you are updating an established framing workflow.

Application-wise, this connector is intended for wood and cold-formed steel framing. Simpson notes that TSBR lateral restraint locations should follow the recommendations in SBCA/TPI BCSI guidance, specifically Table B2-1 or the BCSI B2 Summary Sheet. It installs with specified fasteners, and supplementary product data calls out 10d common nails or 10d by 1-1/2 inch nails.

The Simpson Strong-Tie TSBR2-24 Truss Spacer-Restraint makes the most sense for framing crews, roof truss installers, builders, and general contractors who want faster truss layout with less makeshift bracing. It is not flashy, but it is exactly the kind of jobsite hardware that saves real labor when you are setting multiple trusses and need spacing, alignment, and safer workflow from the start.

Faster Truss Spacing on the Roof

This is where the TSBR system earns its keep. Instead of building temporary wood bracing and checking spacing repeatedly, you can move down the run with a repeatable steel restraint that helps hold trusses where they belong.

• Designed to enable quick, accurate truss spacing without measuring or adjusting
• Helps keep trusses vertical and plumb after placement for better installation quality

Leave It in Place Through Sheathing

A lot of temporary layout hardware slows you down because it has to come back off. The TSBR can stay in place during sheathing, which cuts rework and helps make the roof framing more stable for the crew while the deck is being covered.

• Stays in place during sheathing to save labor and reduce extra handling
• Helps create a safer, more stable work platform than improvised temporary bracing alone

Simpson Strong-Tie TSBR2-24 Truss Spacer-Restraint Design Details

The formed profile is simple on purpose. It is built to grab onto the truss quickly, stay put, and cut down on the time spent fighting layout pieces that shift or need two hands to position.

• 22-gauge steel body with zinc galvanized G90 coating for construction use
• Direct replacement for the Simpson Strong-Tie TSB truss spacer-bracer

Key Specifications

Material	Steel
Gauge	22 ga.
Thickness	27 mil
Length	25-1/2 in.
Width	1-3/4 in.
Depth	1 in.
Finish	Zinc Galvanized, G90
Weight	0.84 lbs

Compatibility

Framing Types

Designed for wood and cold-formed steel framing applications.

Fasteners

Supplementary product information specifies installation with 10d common nails or 10d x 1-1/2 in. nails.

Replacement Use

The TSBR is identified by Simpson Strong-Tie as a direct replacement for the TSB truss spacer-bracer.

Built For

Roof Truss Framing Carpentry Construction General Contracting Wood Framing Cold-Formed Steel Framing

Pro Tip

Set your TSBR lateral restraint locations to match the BCSI recommendations before the crew starts flying trusses. When the layout is planned up front, you get the full speed benefit of the restraint and avoid stopping mid-install to correct spacing.

At a Glance

25-1/2 in.

Length

22 ga.

Steel Gauge

G90

Galvanized Finish

Tool Nut’s Take

Tool Nut’s Take

A Small Connector That Saves Big Framing Time

The Simpson Strong-Tie TSBR2-24 Truss Spacer-Restraint is the kind of part that does not look exciting until you have a roof full of trusses to set and want spacing done right the first time.

• Who it’s for: Framers, builders, and contractors setting roof trusses in wood or cold-formed steel framing.
• Why it stands out: It cuts measuring, helps hold trusses plumb, and can stay in place through sheathing instead of becoming one more temporary piece to remove later.
• Worth knowing: This is a jobsite efficiency product, not a finish hardware item. If you frame enough roofs, the labor savings and cleaner layout process are the real reason to buy it.

Common Questions

• What is the TSBR2-24 used for? It is used to provide lateral restraint and quick, accurate spacing of roof trusses during framing.
• Can it be used with more than one framing type? Yes. Simpson lists the TSBR for wood and cold-formed steel framing applications.
• What is it made from? The TSBR2-24 is made from 22-gauge steel, 27 mil thick, with a zinc galvanized G90 finish.
• How long is this model? The TSBR2-24 has an overall length of 25-1/2 inches.