We bought a small window! The kind that is usually used in a tiny house. So we cut out a stud and framed in a window opening. It will give a bit of a view from the little loft.
We finished up the bracing. Now we have good straps on all four sides. I wonder if we should put some on the roof. The sheathing is considered good.
Here are the straps over the bump-out:
Most of the straps bolt to the trailer bed. We also fastened down a stud on each corner, and twice in the middle of the long sides. Then we fastened a strap to the top of that stud, so we have continuous member from the bed to the roof. I'll wrap the top strap around the 2x4 I'll lay on the top of the roof sheathing. (since it's going to be a green roof, I need a "rim" around the edge to keep the dirt in. This will be a 2x4 laid flat, under the EPDM.)
On the south side, there are lots of windows, which makes bracing it more difficult. I put in angled 2x4 gussets, backed up with straps, between these two windows. This will keep the headers from moving toward or away from each other, so then if one is braced, the other stays sturdy too. It makes the wall more of a single unit.
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