Continuous sheathing sheathing all exterior walls with wood structural panels including above and below openings and gable ends is a practical and effective way to meet the code at an affordable cost.
Continuous wood structural panel sheathing.
Fully sheathed wood walls.
Interior sheathing per table r602 3 1 91 5 602 3 1 or r602 3 2 91 5 602 3 2 varies by fastener.
The exterior walls of the structure is continuously sheathed with a minimum 11 mm 7 16 performance category wood structural panel sheathing or siding meeting the requirements of doc ps1 or ps2 and is attached to framing with 8d common nails 3 3 x 65 mm 0 131 x 2 1 2 inches at 100 mm 4 inches on center around the panel perimeter and at 300 mm 12 inches on center over intermediate supports.
3 8 15 32 exterior sheathing per table r602 3 3 6 edges 12 field.
Meet code requirements and simplify fastening of siding and trim to plywood or osb.
Cs wsp continuously sheathed wood structural panel.
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There are numerous advantages to using continuously sheathed plywood or osb walls as a nail base for brick ties siding and trim.
Cs g b c continuously sheathed wood structural panel adjacent to garage openings.
1 the exterior walls of the structure shall be continuously sheathed with a minimum 7 16 performance category wood structural panel sheathing meeting the requirements of doc ps1 or ps2 and shall be attached to framing with 8d common nails 0 131 x 2 1 2 inches at 4 inches on center around the panel perimeter and at 12 inches on center over intermediate supports.
Continuously sheathing with osb or plywood not only makes walls stronger and more resilient these structural panels also make a solid consistent surface for attaching siding and trim that meets the requirements of the irc.
Apa simplified wall bracing method using wood structural panel continuous sheathing form sr 102 shown in the right column.
Below are a few examples of the parameters associated with this method.