Non-vertical wood stud wall. Detail suggestions?

[Jpurr]

I've got a client who wants to build his walls with a 10 degree outward pitch. They are the "non bearing" walls but with 2' overhangs and 128 psf snow load on the roof, I am still concerned with the detail. There is also a 4x10 beam running parallel directly over the wall and the 2x6 outriggers are above that. Any suggestions on detailing the connection at the top and sill plate to prevent rotation of the wall?
THANKS!!

 

[jheidt2543]

Connections will be one of the big concerns. I would suggest going to the Simpson Strong Tie website and look at the various anchors they have available. They provide a lot of design information and list the allowable loads for their anchors. They can also provide a variety of anchors at odd connection angles.

 

[sc]

As I understand it the 4 x 10 beam is carrying the roof loads and the wall only needs to support itself.

In this case the load to the beam will be vertical from the roof loads and a small horizontal component from the tilted wall load. So the detail you are looking for is one that provides lateral support to the wall but no vertical transfer of loads from the beam.

To do this you may need to look at some form of vertically sliding connector that maintains rigidy horizontally. About the only thing that comes to mind is a small length stiff plate with a slotted hole where the plate connects to the beam with some form of slide assistance, perhaps "loose" bolts (thus allowing vertical slip).

Not sure if this helps but its a thought.

regards
sc