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Moisture-resistant plastic and fiber cement exterior trim and cladding are indistinguishable from wood building elements.
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Properly reinforce masonry walls in coastal locations to resist high winds and waves.
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Recommended flood resistant wall construction for concrete block walls with stucco or brick veneer.
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Redundant moisture barriers including siding, house wrap, and coated sheathing can help protect walls from excess moisture, while vapor retarders prevent vapor from entering the wall from the house, for example from a bathroom or kitchen.
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Right – The ties are bent at a 90 degree angle at the nail head and embedded into the mortar joint at least 1.5 inches.
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Right - A continuous load path connects the roof and wall framing to the foundation.
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Right - Anchorage to increase the wind uplift resistance of outlookers forming the overhang at a gable end truss wall.
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Right - Braced wall line spacing is correctly calculated for determining wall bracing in accordance with the IRC.
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Right - Engineered portal frames are used for wall bracing to resist wind and earthquake loads.
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Right – Examples of wall stud to sill plate and foundation and wall rod connectors and brackets.
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Right – Examples of wall stud to top plate and stud to rim joist framing connectors and brackets.
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Right – Furring strips provide a drainage gap between the rigid foam and the siding.
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Right – The building felt is installed on all exterior walls and provides a complete drainage system
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Right – The rigid insulation covers all exterior walls and all seams are taped to provide a complete drainage system
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Right – The water-resistant barrier covers the entire house and the seams are taped to provide a complete drainage system
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Right – This low-slope roof and parapet assembly has continuity of both the air and water barriers
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Rigid foam insulation can serve as the drainage plane when all seams are taped. Furring strips provide an air gap behind the cladding.
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Shear Strength Comparison Between a Foundation Stud Anchor (on left) and a Shear Transfer Angle (on right)
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Step 1. Remove the existing wall cladding to prepare to retrofit an exterior wall.
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Step 2. Install a continuous air and water control layer over the existing wall sheathing.
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Step 3. Apply urethane sealant around the duct or pipe in the retrofitted exterior wall.
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Step 4. Install insulating sheathing and vertical furring strips on the retrofitted exterior wall; seal around pipe or duct with urethane sealant.
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Step 5. Install sheathing tape flashing over the duct or pipe and wood blocking on either side for later attachment of trim.
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Step 6. Install vent hood trim block, metal cap flashing; seal top edge of flashing with sheathing tape.
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Step 8. Attach the new cladding to the furring strips over the rigid foam for the exterior wall retrofit.
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The components of a framed wall include from inside to out: gypsum, wood studs, OSB or plywood sheathing, and siding.
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The sheathing has rotted because there was not a sufficient drainage gap behind the stucco cladding
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Upper-floor tie to lower floor for two-story building. Floor tie anchor and nailed wall sheathing.
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With fiber cement siding, face nail rather than blind nail where the design wind speed is ≥100 mph.
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With fiber cement siding, place blind nails 3/4 to 1 inch from top edge and > 3/8 inch in from butt ends.
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