Double top plate nailing
Double top plate nailing
(OP)
At the office where I work, the standard double top plate splice calls for total of 24-16d nails. The usual IBC or UBC nailing schedule calls for 8-16d. Does the nailing schedule imply 8 nails each side of the splice, total of 16? That would be closer to the 24 (which is probably a result of some cases of high chord forces).





RE: Double top plate nailing
RE: Double top plate nailing
RE: Double top plate nailing
OK, now I get it. The detail at my office calls for spacing the nails very tight together, and in 2 rows, concentrated close to the splice. Your explanation makes a lot more sense. Gave you a star.