28 -061 Letter to Charles Miller-Garage Door Bracing APA Detail 5-7-15Vreeland Design Associates
An integrative approach to design engineering and site planning Date: May 6, 2015 To: Charles Miller
Assistant Building Commissioner Northampton, MA 01060 From: David Vreeland, P.E. Vreeland Design Associates
Re: Lesko Project, 296 Sylvester Rd, Florence, MA: Proposed braced walls adjacent to garage doors. Dear Chuck,
I have consulted with Scott Keiter, Keiter Builders, Inc, on the new garage addition at 296 Sylvester Rd, Florence, and the wall bracing requirements on either side of the garage doors. I have performed the necessary engineering and reviewed with Scott the framing details provided in the American Plywood Association’s Portal Frame Bracing Without Hold-Down Devices,
Technical Detail #J740 – see the attached detail. A 2–2x12 x 24’ continuous header will go across the top of the two 9’x 7’ tall garage door openings. The height to the roof truss ceiling is 9’-6” and the length of the walls between the doors and the corners of the garage are 1’-9”. The APA detail, based on the geometry of the proposed garage allows for a minimum braced wall length of 1’-4”. Based on my calculations the metal strap shown in the detail is not necessary, there is adequate
hold-down capacity with the prescribed nailing pattern in the detail. I certify that this APA bracing detail is in compliance with the structural requirements of the current Mass State Building Code.
Please call if you have any questions or need additional information. Sincerely,
David Vreeland, P.E. Vreeland Design Associates
116 River Road, Leyden, MA 01337 Phone: (413) 624-0126
Email: dvreeland@verizon.net Fax: (413) 624-3282