Structural · S-2CNXN

Stud Lateral and Torsional Bracing

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A continuous one-and-a-half-inch by twenty-gauge minimum flat strap is installed taut along the side of studs without sheathing and secured with number ten sheet metal screws at each stud. Solid blocking is located in two bays at each wall end, at each opening, and at twelve feet maximum on center, fastened with four number ten sheet metal screws at each blocking connection. Gypsum board or wood structural panel sheathing is fastened to the stud flanges. The strap may be omitted on faces of studs where sheathing is fastened directly to the stud flanges.

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