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    Wood X-bracing added to a wood shearwall residence

    Thank you. I was thinking along the same lines as you. I will likely go with B.4. Yes, I am planning on wood braces designed for tension-compression.
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    Wood X-bracing added to a wood shearwall residence

    I have a two-story wood sheathed residence located on a hill side. There are two stories of living space above an open area out over the hill side. The two up hill sides (north and east) of the house are carried on continuous footings. The two down hill sides (south and west) of the house are...

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