YouTube Shear Wall Nailing Video 4k

[@buttermonkeyFTW]

5:49 I have been focusing a lot more on making sure the tools are dialed in on depth when we’re installing the plywood. A lot of the guys I work with don’t know any better or don’t care which frustrates me but I’m still too new in the company and profession to do anything about it besides what I physically do myself

[@dynajen1989]

I have always wondered, if we were really trying to make a rock solid frame, why we don't use adhesive on the wall and roof panels as well, just like floor panels or in some areas drywall. You would think it would help spread that shear load to far more surface area than nails alone.

[@lewishodge4935]

The worst example of inadequate shear walls I've seen was in a large track home subdivision in AZ circa 2008. One vertical sheet of 1/2" OSB was placed on each side of an outside corner; then another sheet was not required before the next 25 ft. Between OSB sheets were foam panels for stucco over foam, thinner foam over shear panels,. Couple this with the use of finger jointed studs and I had the expectation that structural problems would arise short of ten years down the road. I left AZ shortly after, so I don't know what the result/followup was. In my wildest dreams, I never thought they would use this type of construction on single story garage portals, BUT THEY DID and for TWO story homes as well!?

[@buttermonkeyFTW]

It’s wild that any engineer looked at that and thought, yea. This is a good idea.

[@buttermonkeyFTW]

I wish more often at my work we were allowed to sheet walls before we stand them. Makes life so much easier but unfortunately a lot of the time we can’t get our lull in a position to do the lift so sketchy extension ladder sheeting it is

[@chasebrown5532]

I’m curious if more money is spent on the fasteners or the wood materials for a framing package?

[@NickOvchinnikov]

wood fasteners are maybe 5 percent of the cost of the frame

[@Z-Bart]

Katy bar the door!

[@bwillan]

Is ICF construction common in your area? Seems it would make life easier for all of the earthquake codes you have to follow.

[@NickOvchinnikov]

they do in canada..

[@andyelliott292]

Would there be an advantage to glueing the shear wall for strutual rigidity with the nailing as discribed or wold that be conterproductive?

[@ronaldnielson8591]

Yes, that's my question, too. I built a garage about 45 years ago and glued the roof sheeting and all the siding (T-111).

[@NickOvchinnikov]

maybe a little, but nails work really well. we use 2 ½ x .131 ring shanks....

[@CDArena]

From the rack test video, I'd say gluing any two sides (minimum) would increase the rigidity. Is it needed in a low earthquake zone? Probably not. Gluing would greatly increase construction costs as well. Maybe limit this to the end panels on each wall? Depending on window & door placement, diagonal cut-in cross bracing might be more cost effective.

[@BWIL2515]

All that but also around all header joints if you cover the entire opening with one sheet and gluing I would think there is nothing else you could do to minimize movement. I like the idea and all corners something to ponder 😊

[@drelppod]

Given all this, how is zip-r ever able to pass these tests?