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.
Second story seisnmic corner bracing garage door.
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.
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Studies have shown that walls containing garage doors perform poorly when subjected to lateral wind and seismic forces.
When the narrow sections of the wall on each side of the opening are not reinforced or braced the weakness is worse.
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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If preferred install the floor brace after installing the vertical braces.
Method pfg portal frame at garage door openings in seismic design categories a b and c.
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