Abstract: An apparatus and method for securing building construction members such as roof trusses and floor joists. A flat lacer coil fastened between gable trusses and is of sufficient tensile strength to temporarily sustain lateral tipping forces of support trusses as they are fastened to the frame of a building structure. In an alternative embodiment, the lacer coil extends between floor frame members and, when attached to floor joists, counteracts the inherent bowing when they are secured to the floor.