August 23, 2009
Garage Narrow Walls
This is my next door Neighbors House in Bartow County. It was probably built in 1999. She hit the gas instead of the brakes. This garage has 2 headers so this could have been real bad. The bottom plate did move. She was quoted very high rates from contractors to fix it. I just took a sledge hammer and pounde it back. It took about an hour.
Why we Need Narrow Wall Bracing
Now Bolts might have helped, but if bolts were there, the studs might have seperated from the bottom plate causing as much or more damage. I like the brackets and bolts shown below. I wish the code would require these.
Narrow Wall Bolts with Brackets
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Comments on Garage Narrow Walls
11:59 am
joe table R-602.10.6 IRC2006 does require these tie;s in garage narrow walls see figure R602.6.2 straps must be mim.4200 lb. embedded into concrete and nailed into framing members
12:04 pm
see R602.10.6 and figured R602.10.6.2 mimum 4200 lb straps are required embedded into concrete and nailed into framing members we have been requiring this for past 2 years IRC2006.
1:13 pm
We havent adopted the I.R.C here in California but the U.B.C requires hold downs for narrow garage portal sections , it looks as if there was also some engineering criteria followed for that area also .