Shear Wall Panel Installation

Plywood is the conventional material used in wood timber shear walls but with advances in technology and modern building methods other prefabricated options have made it possible to inject shear assemblies into narrow walls that fall at either side of an opening.

Shear wall panel installation.

Learn more about the installation sequences of the new strong wall wood shearwall in our video collection. Achieve about 30 more shear capacity over squash block systems by using a custom height panel from stem wall to top plate. Because osb can swell slightly on the edges do not butt edge the panels together when you install. Squeeze the handle on the caulking gun so panel adhesive comes out.

Brace taller panels with adjacent walls to save the cost of an ec6 or ec8 option. Remember your shear wall may be the only thing between safety and catastrophe and it needs to be built perfectly. Smear a quarter size amount of the panel adhesive onto the wall. The plans usually specify metal straps hold downs closely spaced anchor bolts or some combination.

Only apply the panel adhesive to one section of the wall. My question is regarding allowable plumbing penetrations in a shear panel. All strong wall wood shearwalls are supplied with top of wall shear transfer plates nuts washers and installation instructions. At the top of the wall metal hurricane clips or structural screws are typically called for to connect the shear wall to the roof structure.

Strong wall wood shearwall installation video library. The only way to properly install a shear wall is to snap a chalk line down the center of each stud and place a nail 1 4 inch from each side of chalk line. Nail each panel of sheathing into place by driving one 8d nail every 6 inches along the seams and wherever you find a stud behind its plane. Sheet steel and steel backed shear panels in the place of structural plywood.

It s my first job managing a project worked my way up from being a carpenter so i m a little green when it comes to all the codes. Column with draft stops shown above. Additionally shearwalls 100 inches or less in height are supplied with four portal straps. The collection includes an installation overview and more in depth installation videos on the wood shearwall anchorage top of the wall connection and multi story kits.

All shear walls must be mechanically attached to the foundation. Shear walls are typically light framed or braced wooden walls with shear panels reinforced concrete walls reinforced masonry walls or steel plates.