Second Story Seisnmic Corner Bracing Garage Door

Zinc plated heavy duty corner brace 2 pack model 15442 4 28 4 28.

Second story seisnmic corner bracing garage door.

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Method pfg portal frame at garage door openings in seismic design categories a b and c. Garage door hardware builders hardware product type. This is especially true when the wall containing the garage door is offset by more than a few feet from other braced wall lines parallel to the garage door see illustration below. When the narrow sections of the wall on each side of the opening are not reinforced or braced the weakness is worse.

Where supporting a roof or one story and a roof a method pfg braced wall panel constructed in accordance with figure r602 10 6 3 shall be permitted on either side of garage door openings. The large opening of a garage door and the weight of a second story room built over the garage can result in the walls being too weak to withstand earthquake shaking. Studies have shown that walls containing garage doors perform poorly when subjected to lateral wind and seismic forces. Free delivery with 45 order.

Install a 2 by 4 on the garage floor at the base of the door to act as a base for the brace with the length extending just beyond the door hinges.