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  • 1.  What are the number of holes allowed through shearwalls?

    Posted 03-31-2019 08:12 PM
    Edited by Tirza Austin 03-31-2019 08:12 PM

    Sometimes the construction crew would go ahead do changes without consulting with the designer.  From construction perspective view; it's easy to make holes for the shearwall and later they gonna fix it. However, designers would argue do not make holes through the shearwall unless allowed 1, 2 OR even 200 holes through a shearwall.

     



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    Sayed Maqsood
    Oakland CA
    (510)395-4361
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  • 2.  RE: What are the number of holes allowed through shearwalls?

    Posted 04-01-2019 07:39 AM
    Edited by Tirza Austin 04-01-2019 07:39 AM
    If holes are needed that the engineer has not provided for, ask the engineer for assistance. There is no general permission to add holes.

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    Mark Gilligan S.E.,M.ASCE
    Berkeley CA
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  • 3.  RE: What are the number of holes allowed through shearwalls?

    Posted 04-02-2019 09:51 AM
    Edited by Tirza Austin 04-02-2019 09:51 AM
    It`s always best practice to contact the engineer before coring holes in shearwalls. There are a few things to take into consideration which are the position of the holes, sizes, diameter and most of all the location of services hidden inside the shearwalls. Therefore it`s extremely important to avoid disrupting or severing these services and alerting the designer of any potential coring.

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    Malik Daniyel M.ASCE
    Bridgetown
    2464354553
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