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[BS] A304.5.1 Nails

Los Angeles Existing Building Code > A3 Prescriptive Provisions for Seismic Strengthening of Cripple Walls and Sill Plate Anchorage of Light, Wood-Frame Residential Buildings > A304 Strengthening Requirements > A304.5 Inspections > A304.5.1 Nails
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All nails specified in this chapter shall be common wire nails of the following diameters and lengths: 8d nails shall be 0.131 inch by 21/2 inches. 10d nails shall be 0.148 inch by 3 inches. 12d nails shall be 0.148 inch by 31/4 inches. 16d nails shall be 0.162 inch by 31/2 inches. Nails used to attach metal framing connectors directly to wood members shall be as specified by the connector manufacturer in an approved report.

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