Wall Construction Wood and metal framed

Wood Framing

Section 602

R602.1

Type of materials and general

R602.3

Design and construction

R602.3.2

Top Plate

R602.3.1

Stud size, height and spacing

R602.3.3

Bearing studs

R602.3.4

Bottom plate

R602.4

Interior load bearing walls

R602.5

Interior nonbearing walls

R602.6 and 6.1

Drilling and notching of walls and top plates

R602.7

Headers

R602.8

Fireblocking

R602.9

Cripple walls

R602.10

Wall Bracing

R602.10.2

Braced wall panels

R602.11

Wall anchoring

Section 603 covers metal wall framing requirements.