A Guide to the 2006 IRC Wood Wall Bracing Provisions
Designed to Help Building Designers, Builders, Building Officials and Others Address Lateral Bracing Provisions of 2006 IRC

This four-color book was developed to help building designers, builders, building officials and others using the code in the application of the lateral bracing requirements of the 2006 International Residential Code® (IRC).

While bracing is just one of many important factors to consider when designing , performing plan review, building and inspecting a structure, it appears to be one of most common sources of confusion and misapplication.

Topics covered include:

• Understanding the forces that act on a house.
• History of bracing and how it works.
• Bracing and its use in the IRC.
• The physical limits under which bracing can be used.
• Bracing options available to the builder/designer.
• Determining how much bracing is required with adjustments and variations.
• Special considerations for bracing.
• Attachment details for bracing units.
• Pony and cripple walls.
• Whole house considerations.

(Soft-cover, 4-color, 160 pages)