"Meeting the IRC Braced Wall Panel requirements in narrow shear walls, like those so common at garage fronts, has been a challenge in the industry for many years. The Hardy Frame Prescriptive Design Guide provides solutions for those challenging areas, and a better end-product for the homeowner
," said David Lopp, VP of Technical Support for Hardy Frames. "We've been providing Prefabricated Shear Wall solutions in engineered designs for close to 20 years, and now we have set a goal to do the same for prescriptive designs."
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