BayPointArchitect
Sawhorse
Given:
The contractor has selected ICF walls (insulated concrete forms).
The building official requires that I show compliance with braced walls per R602.
My thinking is that the ICF blocks are inherently shear walls and this requirement surprises me.
ICF walls do not consist of the typical 2 x 6 wood studs that a structural wood panel would normally nail or staple into.
Question:
So is it legitimate for me to call out where the braced wall panels are located within a "continuously sheathed structural fiberboard" - or CS-SFB - that wraps around the entire house?
Something about this does not make sense to me.
I have attached my foundation plan that illustrates where the braced wall panels will be nailed at 3" and 6" on center.
Thanks in advance.
ICC Certified Plan Reviewer
NFPA Certified Fire Plan Reviewer
The contractor has selected ICF walls (insulated concrete forms).
The building official requires that I show compliance with braced walls per R602.
My thinking is that the ICF blocks are inherently shear walls and this requirement surprises me.
ICF walls do not consist of the typical 2 x 6 wood studs that a structural wood panel would normally nail or staple into.
Question:
So is it legitimate for me to call out where the braced wall panels are located within a "continuously sheathed structural fiberboard" - or CS-SFB - that wraps around the entire house?
Something about this does not make sense to me.
I have attached my foundation plan that illustrates where the braced wall panels will be nailed at 3" and 6" on center.
Thanks in advance.
ICC Certified Plan Reviewer
NFPA Certified Fire Plan Reviewer