Top Plate

Prescriptive Method for Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) in Construction Top Plate

SIPs used in wall construction shall be capped with a top plate to provide overlapping at corners, intersections and splines in accordance with Figure 4.6. End joints in top plates shall be offset at least 24 inches (610 mm). Plates shall be a nominal 2 inches (51 mm) in depth and have a width equal to the width of the SIP (wall) core.

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is 4.6-1.png — ***Figure 4.6.*** *SIP Wall Framing Configuration*

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