home designer suite 2018 gable roof wall

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And yes, I designed the walls as shear walls along with the connections to the trusses, foundation, and nailing patterns, and most of the hold downs are already installed. They have an engineer who stamped the packet and I'm willing to accept them as competent, and the trusses appear pretty beefy to me, but I'm not a timber truss expert so take that for what its worth.

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They're a messy packet of DOS lines but I spoke with the rep and they pointed out the code lines that include this in their design. We included this to the fabricator and it appears to be included in their calc sheets.

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We developed a connection detail to an on-the-flat plank in the ceiling system along the interior 'rake' line that will act as a beam or distribution plank to a series of drag/compression struts to the bottom of the roof trusses. How are you going to get the point loads from the king studs distributed into the ceiling diaphragm?

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Is there anything in the code that would stop a contractor from scabbing 8ft studs together to built to the wall to 10ft, or built a 2ft stub wall with an 8ft wall on top? Obviously if it is spelled out on the plans, then we're covered, but could an engineer be held at fault for not specifying what is, let us admit, an obvious standard to built walls to their full height with continuous studs (unless noted or excepted otherwise)? Is there anything in the IBC or NDS that instructs or suggests that studs have to be the full height of the wall and/or properly braced unless an exception is directly noted? For instance, say the project requires a 10ft tall wall (not too uncommon these days). I would say the section showing the top plate as elevated was not super clear, but the issue is whether or not it needs to be. But you could give them the two options, re-frame or reinforce, and let them decide what path they would prefer to do. I really think dismantling and re-building is the proper way to go.

However, that's a moot point since here you are having to fix it anyway. So why you are in the mess could be attributed to the contractor based on the information at hand. And if it wasn't clear based on the information provided, a simple RFI would have solved it. If there's a section showing the top of wall plate being above the trusses, then the argument as to whether you showed it well enough on the drawings is clear. So my question is is there? RE: Cathedral Roof, Gable Wall Framing jayrod12 (Structural) 6 Apr 21 16:42 I've flipped through my construction guidebooks and some googling, and the only time this sort of detail is addressed (as it is shown in the pic) is to say 'don't do this' but I don't see a reference to any code. I've only done some google searches, but I'm not finding anything explicit in either that dictate full height studs or bracing the wall (though I feel like I have in the past.). all framing shall be plumb, true, and adequately braced such that the structure is rigid.' (not my choice, but I'm not in charge here.). Our general notes do not specifically address this sort of issue, but do call out that the project is to be built in accordance with IBC 2015 and NDS 2015 with an additional note '. Our plans do not specifically call out the requirement that the studs be full height and the contractor is saying it is our fault for not tell them and their framers that they could not build this wall the way they did. Hopefully this has not been asked too many times on these forums, but I have a gable wall on a building with a cathedral ceiling (see pic) where the framer did not make the studs full height.

Home designer suite 2018 gable roof wall