BRACED WALL PANELS - City of Bremerton

Exceptions to the General Rules:Please keep in mind that when usingthese exceptions and options, suchinformation must be clearlyand accurately shown onthe construction plans!!!oooooRule: Every roof and floor must besupported on all sides by braced wall lines.Exception: Covered porches and roofextensions may extend up to 6 feet beyond abraced wall line provided there are no walls or floorssupported by such roof extension.Excepton: Covered porches in accordance withmay extend up to a maximum of 16’ under certainconditions.Rule: Braced wall lines must be placed across thebuilding at least every 25 feet.Exception: One room can extend up to a maximumof 35 feet without an interior braced wall lineprovided the room is no more than 900 square feet inarea and bracing of the remaining walls at that levelmust have the minimum percentage of wall bracingadjusted by the values shown in Table R602.10.11below.TABLE R602.10.11ADJUSTMENT OF BRACING AMOUNTS FOR INTERIORBRACED WALL LINES ACCORDING TO BRACED WALLSPACINGBraced Wall Line Spacing(feet)Multiply Bracing AmountsIn Table R602.10.1 By:ooo Rule: Braced wall panels must belocated at least every 25 feet on centeralong every braced wall line.o Exception: Don’t forget… Fortypical bracing (Method 3) thereneeds to also be 25% of wall area onsingle-story, or the top walls of twostorybuildings, and 55% of wall areaas bracing on the first floor of twostorybuildings (unless modified bythe Table R602.10.11 exception atleft). This provision usually meansfar more bracing than 25 feet oncenter will be required.Rule: Braced Wall panels must be at least 48 incheslong (plywood or OSB).Exceptions: The Alternate Braced Wall Panels andLateral Braced Wall Panels as described above maybe 2’8” and 2’0” respectively, though for percentagepurposes, may both be considered as 4 feet of wallbracing.There are also a few other conditional exceptions basedon policies utilizing specific products or specificmethods that have been approved for particular uses.Contact a Building Plans examiner for additional details.15 or less20253035.6.81.01.21.4The adjustment is limited to the larger spacing between bracedwall lines to either side of an interior braced wall lineNotice that when interior braced wall line spacing isgreater than 25 feet the amount of bracing is increased,however, when all interior braced wall line spacing isless than 25 feet on center, the amount of bracing isallowed to be reduced.#62—BRACED WALL PANELSPage 9