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WALL CONSTRUCTION

R603.3.4 Cutting and notching. Flanges and lips of cold- R603.4 Corner framing. In exterior walls, corner studs and
formed steel studs and headers shall not be cut or notched. the top tracks shall be installed in accordance with Figure
R603.3.5 Splicing. Steel studs and other structural mem- R603.4.
bers shall not be spliced without an approved design. R603.5 Exterior wall covering. The method of attachment
Tracks shall be spliced in accordance with Figure of exterior wall covering materials to cold-formed steel stud
R603.3.5. wall framing shall conform to the manufacturer’s installation
instructions.

4 NO. 8 SCREWS
ON EACH SIDE OF SPLICE

6″ MINIMUM

STUD SECTION INSIDE TRACK

For SI: 1 inch = 25.4 mm.

FIGURE R603.3.5
TRACK SPLICE

4 NO. 8 SCREWS AT LAPPED TRACK

2 NO. 8 SCREWS
CLIP TRACK FLANGE @ 24“ O.C. CONNECTING
AT LAP JOINT CORNER STUDS

TRACK
EXTERIOR
WALL STUD
PLAN
INTERIOR GYPSUM
WALL BOARD FINISH

TRACK
NO. 6 SCREWS

ALTERNATE PLAN

For SI: 1 inch = 25.4 mm.
FIGURE R603.4
CORNER FRAMING

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