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   G80104 | Sep 08, 2006 07:10am | #1

     Don't think screws would work. Person to check with, would be whoever stamped the shear wall design.

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   SHarding | Sep 08, 2006 07:16am | #2

   Thanks for the reply. I'll advise a trip to the building dept.

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   caseyr | Sep 08, 2006 07:43am | #3

   I have a vague memory of reading that sometimes screws would work. Definitely not the brittle "Piffin screws", but some of the deck screws or similar that would give a little. However, it would still require that such a design get approval from the AHJ, which might involve a Professional Engineer also.

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   SHarding | Sep 08, 2006 07:58am | #4

   I've seen many shear walls with screws and even talked with a retrofit contractor a couple years back so it seems that it may be allowed using proper non-Piffin screws. I'd like to get the official word before advising anything, but unfortunately I don't have time to wait in line at the building dept. tomorrow.Thank you for the information and suggestion.

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   DanH | Sep 08, 2006 12:46pm | #5

   I believe there was something about this here about 9-12 months ago. Depends a lot on the AHJ, but IIRC one of the screw mfgrs has gotten their screws rated for this duty.

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