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R602.10.5.1 Continuously Sheathed Braced Wall Line Requirements

Residential Code 2009 > 6 Wall Construction > R602 Wood Wall Framing > R602.10 Wall Bracing > R602.10.5 Continuously-Sheathed Braced Wall Line Using Method CS-SFB (Structural Fiberboard Sheathing) > R602.10.5.1 Continuously Sheathed Braced Wall Line Requirements
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Continuously-sheathed braced wall lines shall be in accordance with Figure R602.10.4.2 and shall comply with all of the following requirements:

  1. Structural fiberboard sheathing shall be applied to all exterior sheathable surfaces of a braced wall line including areas above and below openings.
  2. Only full-height or blocked braced wall panels shall be used for calculating the braced wall length in accordance with Tables R602.10.1.2(1) and R602.10.1.2(2).

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R602.10.5.1 Wall Construction, Continuously Sheathed Braced Wall Line Requirements
Continuously-sheathed braced wall lines shall be in accordance with Figure R602.10.4.2 and shall comply with all of the following requirements ...
Residential Code 2009 > 6 Wall Construction > R602 Wood Wall Framing > R602.10 Wall Bracing > R602.10.5 Continuously-Sheathed Braced Wall Line Using Method CS-SFB (Structural Fiberboard Sheathing) > R602.10.5.1 Continuously Sheathed Braced Wall Line Requirements
R602.10.4.1 Wall Construction, Mixing Methods
be permitted to be used along a braced wall line with continuous sheathed methods, provided that the length of required bracing for that braced wall line ...
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and continuous sheathing methods from braced wall line to braced wall line within a story shall be permitted. Mixing intermittent bracing methods along ...
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and continuous sheathing methods from braced wall line to braced wall line within a story shall be permitted. Mixing intermittent bracing methods along ...
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