Load Bearing Wood Stud Walls not under Walls
Load Bearing Wood Stud Walls not under Walls
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Hi Guys,
I am designing a 3 storied wooden house. Problem i am getting is this that the walls from 2nd flr to roof are not lying under the walls below. Almost all the walls are off center and i am having difficulty in designing the floor at 2nd floor level. Can i distrubute the load coming from 2nd flr wall on the roof of 1st flr as partition. I am worrying how it could work in lateral loadings. Floor construction is TJI joists and wood stud walls. Only a small stretch in either direction is continuous which can't be resisted by wood shear walls. Can somebosy helps me in this case if all the walls are not in one plane and the they are supoorting load bearing walls.
Thanks and appreciayt if somebody can help me.
I am designing a 3 storied wooden house. Problem i am getting is this that the walls from 2nd flr to roof are not lying under the walls below. Almost all the walls are off center and i am having difficulty in designing the floor at 2nd floor level. Can i distrubute the load coming from 2nd flr wall on the roof of 1st flr as partition. I am worrying how it could work in lateral loadings. Floor construction is TJI joists and wood stud walls. Only a small stretch in either direction is continuous which can't be resisted by wood shear walls. Can somebosy helps me in this case if all the walls are not in one plane and the they are supoorting load bearing walls.
Thanks and appreciayt if somebody can help me.





RE: Load Bearing Wood Stud Walls not under Walls
Mike McCann
McCann Engineering
RE: Load Bearing Wood Stud Walls not under Walls
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RE: Load Bearing Wood Stud Walls not under Walls
Mike McCann
McCann Engineering
RE: Load Bearing Wood Stud Walls not under Walls
Can we have an offset for load bearing walls on upper
levels and how much or we must have to provide transfer
beams in all cases. As far as non load bearing partitions according to Canadian Code, it can be offset max 2 ft from walls below.
Atif
RE: Load Bearing Wood Stud Walls not under Walls
You will have to check the floor joists to make sure then can transfer the shear to the beam/wall.
Just remember 'KISS"!
Mike McCann
McCann Engineering
RE: Load Bearing Wood Stud Walls not under Walls
Dik
RE: Load Bearing Wood Stud Walls not under Walls
It is important to note that your internal walls do not need to be load bearing unless the joists cant do it in a single span. Your internal walls would then become partition loads as you stated.
The roof trusses should be supported at two points only as three points of support can have issues with lack of alignment of the wall tops.
Make sure you put posts or double studs under the ends of beams where necessary. You need to work these loads all the way to the foundation and provide more posts/ double studs in the lower floors as necessary.
csd
RE: Load Bearing Wood Stud Walls not under Walls
RE: Load Bearing Wood Stud Walls not under Walls
Dik
RE: Load Bearing Wood Stud Walls not under Walls
Enough architect bashing for today... for me.
RE: Load Bearing Wood Stud Walls not under Walls
RE: Load Bearing Wood Stud Walls not under Walls
Mike McCann
McCann Engineering
RE: Load Bearing Wood Stud Walls not under Walls
The earlier you make these suggestions the more likely that the architect will accommodate them.
csd