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What does CS WSP mean?
Continuous Sheathed Structural Fiber Board Panels
Continuous Sheathed Structural Fiber Board Panels (CS-WSP)
What is a WSP panel?
Exterior (WSP) Extend sheathing to foundation sill plate. Exterior braced wall lines shall have a braced wall panel located at each end of the wall line.
What does continuous sheathing mean?
Continuous sheathing methods require structural panel sheathing to be used on all sheathable surfaces on one side of a braced wall line including areas above and below openings and gable end walls and shall meet the requirements of Section R602.
What is a bracing panel?
Braced Wall Panel (R602.10.1) – A braced wall panel is a section of a braced wall line that is. braced with a code-compliant bracing method (e.g., let-in brace, a wood structural panel, or. other bracing methods) (See Figure 4). Braced wall panels must meet minimum width.
What does WSP mean on blueprints?
WSP stands for Wood Structural Panel (building)
Do interior walls need bracing?
All buildings are required to have some form of lateral bracing. Exterior and interior wall coverings are usually used with conventional light-frame construction. Braced Wall Panel: All exterior walls shall be braced in accordance with the International Residential Code Section 602.10.
Should wall sheathing be glued?
Note: To minimize the potential for panel buckling, gluing of wall sheathing to framing is not recommended, except when recommended by the adhesive manufacturer for wall sheathing that already has been permanently protected by siding.
What is a brace structure?
A bracing system is a secondary but essential part of a bridge structure. A bracing system serves to stabilize the main girders during construction, to contribute to the distribution of load effects and to provide restraint to compression flanges or chords where they would otherwise be free to buckle laterally.
What does clerk of works do?
A clerk of works inspects the workmanship, quality and safety of work on construction sites and reports back to senior managers and clients. As a clerk of work, you’d be conducting regular site inspections and checking that building plans are being followed correctly.
Is blocking between studs required?
So any sheathing edges that don’t land on standard framing (studs, plates, windows/doors) need to be supported by blocking. All edges of wall sheathing must be supported by and nailed to framing. This edge didn’t land on plates, so install blocking to support it.
How far down should sheathing go?
The wall sheathing should extend below the rim joist, which is inset on this house to allow for a continuous band of insulation. The wall sheathing below dictates the overhang. It’s about 9 inches in this case, and Ben subtracts a quarter inch to allow for inconsistencies.
Can sheathing replace bracing in walls?
Structural wood sheathing and Zip System Sheathing are both code-compliant wall bracing methods. These mechanisms can be used to brace a building’s corners and a certain percentage of the braced wall line.