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Thursday, December 26, 2024
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SRR No. 1611-02 Insulating Concrete Form Sill Plate Requirements
Efficiency is a goal that most strive to achieve in the form of cost, fuel, energy, time and many other resources.
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Thursday, December 26, 2024
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SRR No. 1607-03 Gypsum Joint Ridging and Cracking
Consider the following scenario: You have just finished construction on your new home.
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Thursday, December 26, 2024
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SRR No. 1602-05 Floor Vibrations Causes and Control Methods
Metal plate connected wood truss floor systems are subject to vibrations from many sources.
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Thursday, December 26, 2024
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SRR No. 1509-06 What Should Constitute a Truss Submittal Package and a Jobsite Package?
In order to promote the safe installation of building components including trusses, manufacturers send out a Jobsite Package to the construction site with the truss delivery.
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Thursday, December 26, 2024
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SRR No. 1506-15 Overdriven Nails in Structural Sheathings
All building codes provide provisions for the attachment of structural sheathing to wall and roof framing members.
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Thursday, December 26, 2024
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SRR No. 1506-08 Long Span Truss Installation
Long span trusses, (i.e. trusses with clear spans 60' or greater), can pose significant risk to installers.
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Thursday, December 26, 2024
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SRR No. 1506-07 Heel Blocking Requirements and Capacity Analysis
Both the International Residential Code (IRC) and the International Building Code (IBC) require that the top plates of exterior braced wall panels be attached to the rafters or roof trusses above.
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Thursday, December 26, 2024
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SRR No. 1506-06 Truss Repair
Trusses are the major engineered wood component used today, with 63.7% market share for roof trusses and 31.7% market share for floor trusses.
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Thursday, December 26, 2024
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SRR No. 1505-03 Use of Cantilevered Sill Plates with Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses to Align with Varying Thicknesses of Exterior Sheathing
The prescriptive residential energy code requirements found in the 2009, 2012 and 2015 International Residential Code (IRC) include requirements for continuous insulation at foundations (Table N1102.1/R402.1) in several climate zones.
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Thursday, December 26, 2024
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SRR No. 1505-02 Lay-On Gable Frame Connection: An Analysis of a Toe Nail Connection Visible After Sheathing is Installed
A lay-on gable frame is typically connected from the top during truss placement, but after sheathing is installed, this connection is no longer visible for the building inspector to verify.
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Thursday, December 26, 2024
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SRR No. 1504-01 Use of Resilient Channel or Hat Channel to Meet the Lateral Restraint/Bracing Requirements of the Bottom Chords of Metal Plate Connected Wood Truss Floor Systems
Minimum top and bottom chord permanent lateral restraint/bracing of structural roof or floor trusses is assumed to be adequate when using code-compliant roof and/or ceiling diaphragms.
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Thursday, December 26, 2024
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