Residential Steel Framing Construction Guide
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Foreword

A. Floor System

A.1 TYPICAL FLOOR FRAMING SCHEMATICS
A.2 FLOOR JOIST TO TRACK - BEARING ON FOUNDATION
A.3 PARALLEL FLOOR JOISTS AT FOUNDATION
A.4 FLOOR JOIST AT FOUNDATION WALL POCKET
A.5-7 FLOOR JOIST FLUSH WITH TOP OF FOUNDATION
A.8 FLOOR JOIST SPLICE OVER STEEL OR BUILT-UP BEAM
A.9 CONTINUOUS FLOOR JOIST OVER STEEL OR BUlLT -UP BEAM
A.10-11 FLOOR JOIST FRAMED FLUSH TO STEEL OR BUlLT -UP BEAM
A.12 FLOOR JOISTS AT SUNKEN FLOOR
A.13 FLOOR JOIST SPLICE OVER INTERIOR LOAD BEARING STUD WALL
A.14 CONTINUOUS FLOOR JOIST OVER LOAD BEARING STUD WALL
A.15 FLOOR JOIST TO EXTERIOR WALL- LOAD BEARING
A.16 FLOOR JOIST PARALLEL TO EXTERIOR WALL
A.16a FLOOR JOIST PARALLEL TO EXTERIOR WALL (ALTERNATE)
A.17 CANTILEVERED FLOOR JOIST AT BRICK VENEER
A.18 CANTILEVERED FLOOR JOIST AT FLUSH BALCONY FLOOR
A.19 CANTILEVERED FLOOR AT STEP DOWN BALCONY FLOOR
A.20 CANTILEVERED FLOOR AT WOOD DECK BALCONY
A.21 OPENING IN FLOOR JOISTS
A.22 JOIST HEADER TO BUlLT-UP JOISTS
A.23 JOIST HEADER TO FLOOR JOIST
A.24 HEEL CUT FLOOR JOIST
A.25 JOISTS SUPPORTED AT BEARING STUDS
A.26 FLOOR JOIST CONNECTION TO INTERIOR STEM WALL

B. Wall Framing

B.1a TYPICAL WALL FRAMING ELEVATION - 2 STORY
B.1b TYPICAL WALL FRAMING ELEVATION
B.2 WINDOW OPENING GREATER THAN 4 FEET WIDE - NON-LOAD BEARING
B.3 WINDOW OPENING LESS THAN 4 FEET WIDE - NON-LOAD BEARING
B.4 WINDOW OPENING GREATER THAN 4 FEET WIDE - LOAD BEARING
B.5 WINDOW OPENING LESS THAN 4 FEET WIDE - LOAD BEARING
B.6 DOOR OPENING LESS THAN 4 FEET WIDE - NON-LOAD BEARING
B.7 DOOR OPENING GREATER THAN 4 FEET WIDE - NON-LOAD BEARING
B.8 DOOR OPENING LESS THAN 4 FEET WIDE - LOAD BEARING
B.9 DOOR OPENING GREATER THAN 4 FEET WIDE - LOAD BEARING
B.10 JAMB AT TOP OF WALL
B.11 JAMB AT BOTTOM OF WALL
B.12 HEADER TO JAMB STUD DETAILS
B.13 OPENING SILL DETAIL - SINGLE TRACK
B.14 OPENING HEAD DETAIL - SINGLE TRACK WITH HEADER
B.15 TOP OF NON-LOAD BEARING WALL TO PARALLEL FLOOR JOISTS
B.16 OPENING SILL DETAIL - BUILT-UP MEMBERS
B.17 OPENING HEAD DETAIL - LOAD BEARING JAMB AND HEAD
B.18 JAMB AT FLOOR JOISTS
B.19 TYPICAL STUD TO SILL TRACK CONNECTION
B.20 PARTY WALL AT LOAD BEARING WALLS
B.21 NON-LOAD BEARING SOUND PARTITION DETAILS
B.22 DOOR JAMB BASE AT FRAMING
B.23 DOOR JAMB BASE AT SLAB ON GRADE

C. CEE CHANNEL ROOF SYSTEM

C.1 TYPICAL ROOF FRAMING PLAN
C.2a TYPICAL RAFTER FRAMED ROOF SECTION
C.2b TYPICAL RAFTER FRAMED VAULTED I CATHEDRAL CEILING
C.3 TRUSS EAVE DETAIL
C.4-8 RAFTER EAVE DETAIL
C.9 RIDGE BOARD DETAIL
C.10 RIDGE DETAIL
C.11 COLLAR TIE AT RAFTER DETAIL
C.12 RAFTER TO DIAGONAL BRACE DETAIL
C.13a TYPICAL KING POST TRUSS PROFILE
C.13b TYPICAL SCISSORS TRUSS PROFILE
C.14-15 WEB TO BOTTOM CHORD DETAIL
C.16 WEB TO TOP CHORD DET AIL
C.17 WEB AT PEAK OF TRUSS DETAIL
C.18 TRUSS END AT EXTERIOR WALL
C.19 SCISSORS TRUSS END AT EXTERIOR WALL
C.20-22 GABLE ROOF END DETAIL
C.21-23 BALLOON FRAMED GABLE ROOF END DETAIL
C.24 TRACK TO TRACK DET AIL
C.25 DORMER RAFTER AT ROOF RAFTER DETAIL
C.26 DORMER RIDGE AT MAIN ROOF DETAIL
C.27 VALLEY FLASHING DETAIL
C.28 RAFTER WITH REDUCED SIZE OVERHANG
C.29 WOODTAIL CONNECTION TO TRUSS

D. GUS TRUSS ROOF SYSTEM

D.1a-1b TYPICAL GUS TRUSS ELEVATION
D.2 GUS TRUSS MEMBER SECTIONS
D.3 TRUSS WEB CONNECTION DETAIL
D.4a KING POST DETAIL
D.4b KING POST WITH GUSSET DET AIL
D.5 SCISSORS TRUSS WITH CLIPPED CEILING DETAIL
D.6 STEP DOWN TOP CHORD DETAIL
D.7 SCISSORS TRUSS BOTTOM CHORD DETAIL
D.8 COMPOSITE TRUSS DETAIL (SCISSORSICOMMON)
D.9 OVERHANG DETAIL - FLAT BOTTOM CHORD
D.1O OVERHANG DETAIL - SCISSORS TRUSS
D.11 ZERO OVERHANG DETAIL - FLAT FASCIA
D.12 ZERO OVERHANG DETAIL - RAKED FASCIA
D.13a -13b TRUSS CONNECTION TO FACE OF STUD
D.14 TRUSS CONNECTION TO HEADER - ZERO OVERHANG
D.15 TRUSS CONNECTION TO HEADER - RAKED FASCIA
D.16 JACK TRUSS CONNECTION TO GIRDER TRUSS
D.17 COMMON TRUSS CONNECTION TO GIRDER TRUSS
D.18 BLOCKED TRUSS HEEL SECTION
D.19 TYPICAL TRUSS GUSSET
D.20 TRUSS BLOCKING DETAIL
D.21 GUS TRUSS TO TOP TRACK DETAIL
D.21a-21b BOTTOM CHORD TO TOP PLATE CONNECTION DETAIL
D.22 TYPICAL HIP ROOF PLAN
D.23 TYPICAL OVERFRAME (CALIFORNIA FRAMING) TRUSSES
D.23a TYPICAL OVERFRAME DETAIL
D.24 TYPICAL SOFFIT FRAMING DETAIL
D.25 SECTION AT RAKE WALL TRUSS
D.26 DRAG TRUSS TO SHEAR WALL TOP TRACK
D.27 ROOF TRUSS CONNECTION AT PARTY WALL
D.28 WOOD RAFTER TAIL CONNECTION TO GUS TRUSS
D.29 SECTION AT RAKE WALL TRUSS WITH WOOD OUTRIGGERS
D.30 SECTION AT BALLOON FRAMED RAKE WALL WITH WOOD OUTRIGGERS
D.31 SECTION AT BALLOON FRAMED RAKE WALL OVER OPENING
D.32a TOP CHORD BEARING FLOOR TRUSS DETAIL
D.32b TOP CHORD BEARING FLOOR TRUSS DETAIL (ALTERNATE)

E. DETAILS AT EXTERIOR WALLS

E.1 BASE OF WALL AT SLAB ON GRADE
E.2 FLOOR JOISTS BEARING ON FOUNDATION
E.3 FLOOR JOISTS PARALLEL TO FOUNDATION
E.4 FLOOR JOIST SUPPORT AT CONTINUOUS WALL
E.5 FLOOR JOISTS PARALLEL TO CONTINUOUS WALL
E.6 FLOOR FRAMING AT EXTERIOR WALL
E.7 FLOOR JOISTS PARALLEL TO EXTERIOR WALL
E.7a FLOOR JOISTS PARALLEL TO EXTERIOR WALL (AL TERNATE)
E.8 FLOOR CANTILEVER
E.9 BALCONY WITH STEP DOWN
E.10 WOOD DECK BALCONY
E.11 ROOF EAVE
E.12 ROOF TRUSS EAVE
E.13 ROOF EAVE AND SOFFIT
E.14 ROOF EAVE AT CATHEDRAL CEILING
E.15 ROOF TRUSS BEARING
E.16 ROOF SCISSORS TRUSS BEARING
E.17 ROOF GABLE END
E.18 ROOF GABLE END AT CATHEDRAL
E.19 CANTILEVERED ROOF GABLE END
E.20 CANTILEVERED GABLE END AT CATHEDRAL
E.21a TYPICAL SHEAR PANEL ELEVATION
E.21b TYPICAL SHEAR PANEL ELEVATION - 2 STORY
E.22 STACKED SECOND FLOOR SHEAR WALL WITH COMMON GUSSET PLATE
E.23 SECOND FLOOR SHEAR WALL STRAP TIE HOLDOWN DETAIL
E.23a SECOND FLOOR SHEAR WALL STRAP TIE HOLDOWN DETAIL (ALTERNATE)
E.24 SECOND FLOOR SHEAR WALL HOLDOWN DETAIL
E.25 SHEAR WALL GUSSET PLATE AND HOLDOWN ASSEMBLY
E.26 TYPICAL TRACK ANCHORAGE DETAIL AT EXTERIOR WALL ON SLAB
E.27 TYPICAL HOLDOWN DETAIL AND SCHEDULE
E.28 SECOND FLOOR SHEAR HOLDOWN TO FLOOR JOISTS
E.29 EXTERIOR WALL SECTION WITH PARALLEL FLOOR JOISTS
E.30 FLOOR JOIST TO FLUSH FRAMED BEAM CONNECTION
E.31 TYPICAL DROPPED BEAM TO WALL CONNECTION
E.32 STEM WALL DETAIL
E.33 JOIST CONNECTION A T STEM WALL
E.34 HOLDOWN DETAIL AT STEM WALL
E.35 PARALLEL FLOOR JOIST TO STEM WALL

F. MISC. BRIDGING, BLOCKING, REINFORCEMENT, ETC.

F.1 TOP TRACK LOAD DISTRIBUTION DETAILS
F.2 SHEAR WALL HOLDOWN AT BASE
F.3 SHEAR WALL HOLDOWN AT SECOND FLOOR
F.4 SOLID BLOCKING
F.5 CROSS BRIDGING
F.6 JOIST AND RAFTER BRIDGING
F.7 WALL BRIDGING
F.8 WALL BRIDGING (ALTERNATE)
F.9a TOP TRACK SPLICE DETAIL
F.9b BOTTOM TRACK SPLICE DETAIL
F.10 TYPICAL EXTERIOR CORNER FRAMING
F.10a EXTERIOR CORNER FRAMING WITH HOLDOWN
F.10b TYPICAL INTERIOR CORNER FRAMING
F.11 TYPICAL INTERIOR INTERSECTION FRAMING
F.11a ALTERNATE INTERIOR INTERSECTION FRAMING
F.12 JOIST, STUD OR RAFTER WEB PENETRATIONS
F.13 SHEAR PANEL GRACING DETAILS
F.13a DIAGONAL STRAP ATTACHMENT TO HEADER
F.14 WALL HORIZONTAL BLOCKINGIBRIDGING DETAIL
F.15 TYPICAL STAIR STRINGER CONNECTION
F.16 EXTERIOR POP-OUT DETAIL
F.17 TYPICAL POT SHELF DETAIL
F.18 TYPICAL PLASTER SOFFIT DETAIL
F.19 TYPICAL ARCH OPENING DETAIL
F.20 ATTACHMENT BACKING DETAIL
F.21 TYPICAL LINTEL BEAM CONNECTION
F.22 TYPICAL LINTEL BEAM CONNECTION (ALTERNATE)
F.23 TYPICAL BOXED HEADER AND BEAM DETAILS
F.24 TYPICAL ELECTRICAL ATTACHMENT DETAIL
F.25 SHEAR WALL TRACK REINFORCEMENT AND ANCHORAGE
F.26 DRAG STRUT BLOCKING INTO FLOOR DIAPHRAGM
F.27 INVERTED CHEVRON TYPE STRAP CONNECTION TO RIM JOIST
F.28 MECHANICAL UNIT SUPPORT BETWEEN TRUSSES IN ATTIC SPACE

G. FASTENING SCHEDULE RECOMMENDATIONS

G.1 ROOF DESIGN (COMPARATIVE FRAMING DESIGNS)
G.2 FLOOR FRAMING
G.3 WALL FRAMING (LOAD BEARING)
G.4 WALL FRAMING (NON-LOAD BEARINGIDRYWALL)
G.5 ROOF FRAMING
G.6 GYPSUM WALL BOARD (SINGLE PLY)
G.7 PLYWOOD OR O.S.B. SHEATHING (SINGLE PLY)
G.8 PLYWOOD OR O.S.B. FOR COMBINATION SUB FLOOR

H. FASTENERS

H.1 PANCAKE (LOW PROFILE) HEAD SCREW
H.2 HEX WASHER HEAD SCREW
H.3 PAN HEAD SCREW
H.4 PAN FRAMING SCREW
H.5 HEX HEAD SELF-DRILLING #5 SCREW
H.6 BUGLE HEAD SCREW
H.7 TRIM HEAD SCREW
H.8 WAFER HEAD OR WAFER WINGED SCREW
H.9 FLAT WINGED PHILLIPS SCREW
H.10 PILOT POINT SCREW
H.11 SCREW-SHANK NAIL
H.12 FIBER CEMENT BOARD SCREWSICEMENT BOARD SCREWS
H.13 BASIC DRILL CAPACITY RECOMMENDATIONS
H.14 ALLOWABLE SCREW LOADS
H.15 MISC. FASTENER INFORMATION

I. HARDWAREICONNECTORS

I.1 MUDSILL ANCHOR
I.2 MONKEY PAWTM ANCHOR BOLT HOLDER
I.3 ANCHOR BOL T
I.4 EPOXY TIE
I.5-6 HOLDOWNS
I.7 TENSION TIES
I.8-9 HANGERS
I.10 REINFORCING AND SKEWABLE ANGLES
I.11 ANGLES
I.12 SEISMIC AND HURRICANE TIES
I.13 TWIST STRAPS
I.14 STRAP TIES
I.15 COILED STRAPS
I.16 PLYWOOD SHEATHING CLIPS
I.17 BRIDGING
I.18 MISC. CHARTS

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