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Can you count an interior shearwall as continuous around a perpendicular wall? 2
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Depends on your detailing. If you have a 2x4 wall perpendicular, detail the intersection to have a 2x6 within the plane of your shear wall and nailed to the parallel wall. Then you can fasten the edge of your shear wall sheathing to that. Now, tell me how that's different from adjacent panels of sheathing being fastened to the narrow face of a common 2x stud.
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driftLimiter
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Some good detailing to avoid additional hold downs is worth it. There are some situations where I like to have extra hold downs instead of sharing but its uncommon.
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