Plywood Splice at Rim Board
Plywood Splice at Rim Board
(OP)
At the typical connection of wood TJI floor joist to exterior shearwall, can I splice the plywood at the center of a LVL Rim Board, P.E.N. ea. side of the splice to achieve shear transfer to the lower wall, and then utilize the rim board as my 3x "sill plate" ? I am trying to eliminate the need for 3x sill plates and just use 2x's. This is in a standard residential construction.






RE: Plywood Splice at Rim Board
Where are you talking of making the splice? The splice description seems like shearwall to shearwall, whereas the terminology makes me think shearwall to concrete foundation.
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
RE: Plywood Splice at Rim Board
I haven't tried this before, so bear with me if it doesn't work out the first time.
Are you asking if you can do what is shown in the picture below?
Best regards,
BA
RE: Plywood Splice at Rim Board