Cold Formed Steel

Load Bearing Details

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Load Bearing Wall Details

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Detail W1	Wall Framing	W1.dwg
Detail W2	Wall Framing Elevation	W2.dwg
Detail W3	Wall to Foundation/Slab on Grade Connection 1	W3.dwg
Detail W4	Wall to Foundation/Slab on Grade Connection 2	W4.dwg
Detail W5	Wall to Foundation/Slab on Grade Connection 3	W5.dwg
Detail W6	Wall to Foundation/Slab on Grade Connection 4	W6.dwg
Detail W7	Wall to Wood Sill Connection	W7.dwg
Detail W8	Hold-Down Connection Detail 1	W8.dwg
Detail W9	Hold-Down Connection Detail 2	W9.dwg
Detail W10	Box Beam Header with Jack Stud	W10.dwg
Detail W11	Box Beam Header	W11.dwg
Detail W12	Back-to-Back Header with Jack Stud	W12.dwg
Detail W13	Back-to-Back Header	W13.dwg
Detail W14	L-Header Detail	W14.dwg
Detail W15	Single L-Header Detail	W15.dwg
Detail W16	Double L-Header Detail	W16.dwg
Detail W17	Stud Bracing with Cold-Rolled Channel	W17.dwg
Detail W18	Stud Bracing with Sheating	w18.dwg
Detail W19	Stud Bracing with Strapping and Sheathing	W19.dwg
Detail W20	Stud Bracing with Strapping and Blocking	W20.dwg
Detail W21	Structural Sheathing Fastening to Wall Studs	W21.dwg
Detail W22	Shear Wall and Diaphragm Details	W22.dwg
Detail W23	Sheathing Wall with Openings	W23.dwg
Detail W24	Single Story X-Brace Detail	W24.dwg
Detail W25	Two Story X-Bracing Detail	W25.dwg
Detail W26	Two Story Sheathed Wall Detail	W26.dwg
Detail W27	X-Brace Detail	W27.dwg
Detail W28	X-Brace with Gusset Detail	W28.dwg
Detail W29	Corner Framing Detail	W29.dwg

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