Hi,
I am sure that this is a rookie question that I should know the answer to but I have only built a few houses an haven’t come across this before.
I am building a two story house using “I’ joists and rim board as well as timberstrand LSl and LVL beams. I am using 7/16” OSB for sheathing.
The first floor wall is over 9 feet high so two sheets of horizontally placed OSB will not reach to the top of the top double plate. Can I place a whole 4 ft. wide sheet next so that it continues across the rim board (and in some places an “I” joist instead of a rim board) and continues onto the second floor framing or should I stop it in the middle of the rim board and continue with a full width sheet onto the scond floor? OR? Doing it this way could be problematic at the places where there is an “I” joist instead of a rim board. There are “I” joists in some places at the ege of the building because of cantilevered balconies.
Thanks for your help with this!
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Since you are using engineered joist material, that is the best way - it ties the two stoires together for better uplift resistance to tornadoes or other wind load racking.
That is my opine, but you may want to chjeck with your local AHJ inspector, as some require that sheathing connection directly between plate and stud for four feet,
Crazy IMO, but some I think even require vertical sheathing layout.