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    Strap tie to wood studs for lateral support to steel post

    I've seen a good lateral support detail on site that there are steel posts (most of the time circular shape) inside a wood stud wall like the picture below, situations like steel posts supporting the lintel beam above a house garage door. The blue line shows a strap tie providing lateral support...
    • sunyaer
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    • lateral support steel post strap
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    • Forum: Canada
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    unsupported basement height OBC part 9: 9.15.4.2

    For Ontario building code part 9: In tables 9.15.4.5.A. to 9.15.4.5.C. , there is "maximum Unsupported Basement Wall Height". In the meanwhile, there is this sentence: "9.15.4.2.(3) Foundation walls made of flat insulating concrete form units shall be laterally supported at the top and at...
    • sunyaer
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    • bakfill flat insulation form foundation wall lateral support unsupported height
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    • Forum: Canada
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