Continuous Wood Structural Panel Sheathing

Continuous sheathing sheathing all exterior walls with wood structural panels including above and below openings and gable ends is a practical and effective way to meet the code at an affordable cost.

Continuous wood structural panel sheathing.

Fully sheathed wood walls. Below are a few examples of the parameters associated with this method. 3 8 15 32 exterior sheathing per table r602 3 3 6 edges 12 field. To view a complete list download system report.

3 8 15 32 see method cs wsp. Cs g b c continuously sheathed wood structural panel adjacent to garage openings. Basic wind speed must be 90 mph or less and the wind exposure category must be a or b. Cs wsp continuously sheathed wood structural panel.

Meet code requirements and simplify fastening of siding and trim to plywood or osb. Continuously sheathing with osb or plywood not only makes walls stronger and more resilient these structural panels also make a solid consistent surface for attaching siding and trim that meets the requirements of the irc. The exterior walls of the structure is continuously sheathed with a minimum 11 mm 7 16 performance category wood structural panel sheathing or siding meeting the requirements of doc ps1 or ps2 and is attached to framing with 8d common nails 3 3 x 65 mm 0 131 x 2 1 2 inches at 100 mm 4 inches on center around the panel perimeter and at 300 mm 12 inches on center over intermediate supports. Apa simplified wall bracing method using wood structural panel continuous sheathing form sr 102 shown in the right column.

There are numerous advantages to using continuously sheathed plywood or osb walls as a nail base for brick ties siding and trim.