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Improper continuous load path design lacking bracing results in the failure of gable end walls under high wind conditions.
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Right - Foil-faced polyisocyanurate rigid foam is attached to the existing exterior wall with vertical wood furring strips
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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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With the nailed block method, wood blocks are attached to the sill plate and the cripple wall plywood is attached to the block to provide shear strength for correctly bracing a cripple wall in a seismic retrofit