Panelized Walls
Panelized Walls
(OP)
I've never worked specifically with a panelized house, but I understand the concept that the sections are built in a factory then shipped to the lot and assembled on site. I also would expect that the walls would be built in the shop with only a single top plate, with the second plate attached in the field, tying the adjacent panels in a wall together and providing the continuity of the top plate that you get with a field built wall.
Now, what would your opinion be if you went to a house where the joints were not lapped, both top plates start and stop at the end of the panels? The IRC calls for 3x6 galvanized splice plates with (6) 8d nails each side of the splice when the plates are not continuous. Would you be concerned if the whole house was built like this?
Now, what would your opinion be if you went to a house where the joints were not lapped, both top plates start and stop at the end of the panels? The IRC calls for 3x6 galvanized splice plates with (6) 8d nails each side of the splice when the plates are not continuous. Would you be concerned if the whole house was built like this?





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What is going to provide this with the unspliced top plates?
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woodengineer
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No worries.
Mike McCann
McCann Engineering
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