A Guide to the 2009 IRC Wood Wall Bracing Provisions

While lateral bracing is just one of many important factors to consider when designing, performing plan review, building and inspecting a residential structure, it is also one of most common sources of confusion and misapplication. A Guide to the 2009 IRC Wood Wall Bracing Provisions was jointly developed by ICC and APA to help designers, builders, building officials and others effectively understand and apply the wood-frame lateral bracing requirements of the 2009 International Residential Code (IRC). This new guide covers lateral forces on a house, the history of bracing provisions, code limitations, permissible bracing options, connection details for bracing systems, pony and cripple wall requirements, and whole house considerations using illustrated design examples. It also includes more than 200 full-color tables, figures and photographs.