Second Story Seisnmic Corner Bracing Garage Door

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Second story seisnmic corner bracing garage door.

A bryan readling p e responds. Set your store to see local. Zinc plated heavy duty corner brace 2 pack model 15442 4 28 4 28. Method pfg portal frame at garage door openings in seismic design categories a b and c.

1 inch 25 4 mm 1 foot 304 8 mm. Install a 2 by 4 on the garage floor at the base of the door to act as a base for the brace with the length extending just beyond the door hinges. Garage door hardware builders hardware product type. Where supporting a roof or one story and a roof a method pfg braced wall panel constructed in accordance with figure r602 10 6 3 shall be permitted on either side of garage door openings.

When the narrow sections of the wall on each side of the opening are not reinforced or braced the weakness is worse. Free delivery with 45 order. If preferred install the floor brace after installing the vertical braces. The large opening of a garage door and the weight of a second story room built over the garage can result in the walls being too weak to withstand earthquake shaking.

Studies have shown that walls containing garage doors perform poorly when subjected to lateral wind and seismic forces.