Does it matter whether I nail the shear panels to the double plate (crown plate), or can I just nail to the lower member in the doubled top plate?
Remember where the shear forces originate and where you need them to go. (See section 2.3.1 of the Shear Wall Construction Guide.) If you nail the shear panels to the bottom member of a doubled plate, then you must nail the two double plate members together at the same spacing as the shear panel edge-nailing. If you nail the panels to the double plate (crown plate), then you do not need additional nails between the two plate members. NOTE: for heavier shear walls, the designer should call for staggering the panel edge nailing between the two plate members to help keep them from splitting–in this case, you will need to nail the plate members together at a closer spacing than normal. Q: “When using blocking in line with headers and sills of windows you recommend extending the blocking to the end of the shear wall. In the case where a door and a window are along the same shear wall but have different head heights, would you still recommend extending the blocking at the door header height
Remember where the shear forces originate and where you need them to go. (See section 2.3.1 of the Shear Wall Construction Guide.) If you nail the shear panels to the bottom member of a doubled plate, then you must nail the two double plate members together at the same spacing as the shear panel edge-nailing. If you nail the panels to the double plate (crown plate), then you do not need additional nails between the two plate members. NOTE: for heavier shear walls, the designer should call for staggering the panel edge nailing between the two plate members to help keep them from splitting–in this case, you will need to nail the plate members together at a closer spacing than normal. Q: “When using blocking in line with headers and sills of windows you recommend extending the blocking to the end of the shear wall. In the case where a door and a window are along the same shear wall but have different head heights, would you still recommend extending the blocking at the door header height
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