New Code Requirements for Bracing Wall Panels
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New Code Requirements for Bracing Wall Panels
- Continuous studs are required to eliminate hinge points in gable end walls per the 2009 IRC.
- The “all walls” language has been clarified by allowing mixing of braced wall methods.
- The wall bracing section of the 2009 IRC has been extensively rewritten and reorganized.
2009 Jan/Feb