If preferred install the floor brace after installing the vertical braces.
Second story seisnmic corner bracing garage door.
Method pfg portal frame at garage door openings in seismic design categories a b and c.
Zinc plated heavy duty corner brace 2 pack model 15442 4 28 4 28.
Studies have shown that walls containing garage doors perform poorly when subjected to lateral wind and seismic forces.
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The large opening of a garage door and the weight of a second story room built over the garage can result in the walls being too weak to withstand earthquake shaking.
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This is especially true when the wall containing the garage door is offset by more than a few feet from other braced wall lines parallel to the garage door see illustration below.
Install a 2 by 4 on the garage floor at the base of the door to act as a base for the brace with the length extending just beyond the door hinges.
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Where supporting a roof or one story and a roof a method pfg braced wall panel constructed in accordance with figure r602 10 6 3 shall be permitted on either side of garage door openings.