Minimum window/wall distance from Edges or corners
Minimum window/wall distance from Edges or corners
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Codes, books, ...etc state for an 8' wall a minimum distance for doors/windows from the corners or re-entrance corners is 2'-4". Is there anyway around that using full studs + sheathing the inside & outside with plywood with 3" o.c. nail spacing. For a distance of 12" or 16". Typical one story residence with comp. shingles and 5:12 pitch. The wall length is approximately 15' wide. I understand by adding plywood inside I decrease the shear in half and increase the capacity however, the distance is not met.???
Any clarifications for my confussion will be helpfull.
Any clarifications for my confussion will be helpfull.






RE: Minimum window/wall distance from Edges or corners
If you need a shorter shearwall length, you can do one of two things:
1. At the foundation level, you can raise the concrete stem wall until the plywood shearwall aspect ratio os 3.5;1 or less, or
2. You can do a perforated shearwall analysis. There have been discussions regarding this in the forum.
Mike McCann
McCann Engineering