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  • corner bracing: wood frame houses and walls, wood structure
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    Model building codes all describe the need for wall bracing

    Model building codes all describe the need for wall bracing that can be found in the following sections:

    ICBO 1997 Uniform Building Code Section 2320.11.3 Bracing

    BOCA 1999 National Building Code Section 2305.7 Wind Bracing

    SBCCI 1999 Standard Building Code Section 2308.2.2 Wall Bracing

    ICC 2000 International Building Code Chapter 23

    National Building Code of Canada Section 2.23.10.2

    to brace corners with 1/2" or 7/16" thick 4 x 8 plywood, OSB, structural grade fiberboard exterior sheathing or foil faced cardboard on the corners. Required nailing schedules are found in the model building codes. When using structural panels as corner bracing, place 1/2" polyiso over the structural sheathing at the corners and 1" polyiso sheathing on the remaining opaque wall sections. This technique will insure that 100% of the opaque wall area is covered with a energy efficient sheathing.



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