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APA Wall Bracing Calculator

APA’s Wall Bracing Calculator is a free tool that streamlines the process of calculating IRC wall bracing compliance. It creates a printout of results for plan submittals that can show compliance with the 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2021 or 2024 IRC wall bracing. These reports are accepted by most local jurisdictions.

This calculator is intended for use by experienced designers that are familiar with wall bracing.

With the APA Wall Bracing Calculator, you can:

  1. Create a project and identify its pertinent details

  2. Pictorially identify and calculate the bracing requirements of each braced wall line

  3. Pictorially identify, quantify and locate each bracing segment on a given wall line

  4. Export the results to a printable document

Explore helpful wall bracing resources, including a tutorial video, quick start guide, webinars and technical publications.

Published by APA — The Engineered Wood Association.

How to Use the APA Wall Bracing Calculator

  • Introducing the APA Wall Bracing Calculator: Step-by-Step

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    Learn the basics of the APA Wall Bracing Calculator, a free tool that creates printable reports showing 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2021 or 2024 IRC wall bracing compliance.

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APA Wall Bracing Calculator Quick Start Guide Technical Guides - Q230 This guide provides basic instructions for using the APA Wall Bracing Calculator Introduction to Wall Bracing Technical Guides - F430 This publication explains IRC-compliant wall bracing, explains why bracing is important and shows how to meet basic requirements for wall bracing in accordance with the code APA and IRC Simplified Wall Bracing Methods On-Demand Webinar Learn simplified wall bracing design methods for single-family homes. Earn 1 AIA HSW/LU ADOBE STANDARD LICENSCING | Standard licenses Most Adobe Stock photos, vectors, and illustrations come with a Standard license. With a Standard license, you may: • Reproduce up to 500,000 copies of the asset in all media, including product packaging, printed marketing materials, digital documents, or software. • Include the asset in email marketing, mobile advertising, or a broadcast or digital program if the expected number of viewers is fewer than 500,000. • Post the asset to a website or social media site with no limitation on views. • Include the asset in some types of products, such as inside a textbook, as long as the primary value of the product is not the asset itself, and the product is not reproduced more than 500,000 times. • Share the unmodified asset with your employees and contractors who have contractually agreed to abide by the license terms. • Transfer the license to your client or employer. (With a Standard license, you may not: • Distribute the stand-alone file. • Create merchandise, templates, or other products for resale or distribution where the primary value of the product is associated with the asset itself. For example, you can't use the asset to create a poster, t-shirt, or coffee mug that someone would buy specifically because of the asset printed on it. • Transfer the license to more than one employer or client, unless separately licensed for each.) Simplifying IRC Wall Bracing Requirements On-Demand Webinar Learn to use APA's free wall bracing calculator for IRC compliance. Earn 1 AIA HSW/LU. APA System Report 102: APA Simplified Wall Bracing Method System Report - SR-102 This report provides an approach to meet the requirements of the 2024, 2021, 2018, 2015 and 2012 IRC simplified wall bracing (Section R602.12). House-Construction-Washington-Illinois IRC Wood Wall Bracing Provisions Technical Guide Find guidance to the 2015, 2018, and 2021 IRC wood wall bracing provisions. Published on ICC's website for purchase.

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