LATERAL BRACING FOR ONE-STORY HOUSE

ITEMS #1, 2, 3, & 4 BELOW APPLY TO ALL HOUSES. ITEM #5 IS A SPECIAL CASE FOR
HOMES USING ALL OSB or PLYWOO SHEATHING E!ERYWHERE.
1. FOUR FOOT SOLI WALLS AT ALL CORNERS AN AT E!ERY 25 FEET ALONG ANY
WALL LINE. "#$$ %&'( o) *&+,o-. )or ,r&/0+1 &+, $234&+&.0o+5
If you can't meet this requirement (items 2, 3, & 4 must still be complied with), try:
a !"# portal frames$continuous header (see #portal frame# handout) at the corner (%&')
b 24# panels from item (2 below (%&')
c 32# panels from the buildin) code (alternate braced walls$%&')
d *n)ineered desi)n (can be limited to +ust areas that don't comply) or #&impson#
&tron),alls
2. BRACE WALLS MUST BE AT THE CORNERS.
If you can't meet this requirement (items !, 3, & 4 must still be complied with), try:
a 24# panel with special corner framin) (see handout$%&') allows the 4 foot panel to be -
feet away from the corner
b .our foot (4-#) panel can start at no more than - feet away from the corner, with a hold/
down de0ice (!-11 pound capacity) at the wall ed)e closest to the corner (*ner)y 'race or
.iber 'race o2)
c !"# portal frames$continuous header (see #portal frame# handout) at the corner (%&')
d *n)ineered desi)n collector for transfer of loads to walls further away from corner than -
feet
3. 267 "or 367 )or E+$r18 Br&'$ or F0%$r Br&'$ /&44#5 OF ANY WALL LINE MUST BE SOLI,
BRACE WALLS "AN A PANEL E!ERY 25 FEET5.
3dd up all len)ths of all braced panels (those that count as bracin)) alon) the wall 4his must be
equal to or )reater than 215 (or 315 for other than %&') of the entire wall len)th, and a panel
must occur e0ery 26 feet alon) the wall If you cannot meet this requirement, the only option is for
an en)ineered lateral desi)n (Items !, 2, & 4 must still be complied with)
4. E9TERIOR WALL LINES "OR TOGETHER WITH SOME INTERIOR WALL LINES5 NOT MORE
THAN 25 FEET APART.
If you can't meet this requirement (ie, your house is bi))er than 26 feet in any direction), then try:
a 7se some of the interior walls, ma2e them interior #braced# walls usin) 8,' (see all req's)
b %ne sin)le, interconnected room not e9ceedin) :11 sf can ha0e the wall lines spaced up to
36 feet apart (for e9ample, interior braced walls 36 feet apart to allow for a lar)e, combined
room)
c *n)ineered desi)n (can be limited to +ust areas that don't comply) or #&impson# &tron),alls
COMMUNITY E!ELOPMENT SER!ICES
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5. ENTIRE HOUSE IS SHEATHE WITH OSB or PLYWOO WALLS "AS WELL AS ANY
INTERIOR WALL LINES<SHEATHE WITH OSB or PLYWOO5.
&pecial consideration is )i0en to a house where all the e9terior walls are sheathed with %&' or
;lywood, and where the required interior braced wall lines ha0e %&' or ;lywood &pecial corner
conditions allow panels down to 24# in len)th, pro0ided the window ne9t to the corner isn't a full
hei)ht window &ee T&%4$ R=62.16.5 from the 2113 I=>
a !"# portal frames$continuous header, can still be used in this situation (%&')
b 32# alternate braced wall panels can still be used in this situation (%&')
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