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Exterior Wall Attachment to CLT Floor at Glazed Openings

Description: Connects exterior wall studs to CLT floor, bypassing the building structure while allowing vertical deflection of the structure up to 2″ (1″ up and 1″ down).

Purpose: Exterior wall attachment to CLT floor at glazed openings.

Design Notes

  • Surface-mounted clip; needs to be installed prior to acoustic mat and topping.

Alternate attachment methods:

  • Clip installed at bottom of CLT instead of top.
  • Thicker CLT panel, with clips attached directly to edge of panel; for this scenario, need to ensure that the screws from the clips to the CLT are not in the end grain of the wood.
  • Use a continuous angle along the edge of the CLT, which could be the structural chord; attachment of the wall is to the angle instead of the CLT.

Acoustics:

  • Thermafiber Safing and smoke seal used at space between floor and wall, both for acoustic and smoke separation.

Fire:

  • 1-hr or 2-hr exterior wall rating based on interior layers of gypsum. Non-rated 3-ply CLT 1 1/2-hr rating possible: 5-ply CLT Design No. L901.
Const.
Constructability Easy
Fire
Fire Rated Up To 1-1/2 Hours

Exterior Wall Attachment to CLT Floor at Glazed Openings

Connects exterior wall studs to CLT floor, bypassing the building structure while allowing vertical deflection of the structure up to 2" (1" up and 1" down).
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