Braced Wall Panels on a 14' high wall?

[Johnfilbert]

Hello all,
I'm attempting to design myself a garage. 24'x24' with a shed roof. The front wall with the two 8' wide by 10' high garage doors will be 14' high. I'm having trouble finding out how to brace that wall to meet code. The code book only gives solutions up to a 12' high wall. Any suggestions? Thanks!

 

[cda]

Masonry make it masonary ??

 

[jar546]

Hello all,
I'm attempting to design myself a garage. 24'x24' with a shed roof. The front wall with the two 8' wide by 10' high garage doors will be 14' high. I'm having trouble finding out how to brace that wall to meet code. The code book only gives solutions up to a 12' high wall. Any suggestions? Thanks!

What wind zone, what code, what code cycle? Sounds like you are already into the need of a registered design professional such as an engineer or architect for what you want if what you want is beyond the prescriptive code as adopted and enforced.

 

[Johnfilbert]

It is in Seismic design category: D2, Wind speed 110MPH, 2015 International Residential Code. I guess I thought there might be something I overlooked in the code that might allow me to do this without having it engineered.

 

[steveray]

It is in Seismic design category: D2, Wind speed 110MPH, 2015 International Residential Code. I guess I thought there might be something I overlooked in the code that might allow me to do this without having it engineered.

Nope...outside of the prescriptive IRC.....Maybe Simpson or an engineered lumber company could give you the "canned" engineering on their products that would be acceptable to the AHJ....

 

[classicT]

Either raise your foundation walls to get walls to 10-ft tall, or used drop-leg trusses.

Note: In accordance with IRC Table R602.3(5), maximum wall height for laterally unsupported walls is 10-feet. There are (2) exceptions, the most common being #2. If you intend to follow Exception 2 of Section R602.3.1, a 2x6 wall framed at 16-inches on center is permitted to have a maximum height of 18-ft where supporting not more than 6-ft of tributary roof load. Also, if you intend to use any portal frames, max wall height as measured to top of beam is 10-ft.

 

[Johnfilbert]

Thanks for your help. Raising the foundation is a great idea and I'm going to look into that.