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Stud Wall Reinforcement For Future Grab Bars In Dwelling Units (Housing)
Published by City of Markham
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- Type
- Guide
- Published by
- City of Markham
- Date
- January 1, 2025
- Also called
- Stud Wall Reinforcement for Future Grab Bars in Dwelling Units
- For
- builder
- Building types
- All building types
- Pages
- 3
Overview
Builder Tip No. 82 of the City of Markham Building Standards Department, dated January 1, 2025 and updated to the 2024 OBC, on blocking in main bathroom walls of new homes, listed with the City's housing tips under the 2024 Ontario Building Code. It quotes Article 9.5.2.4., Stud Wall Reinforcement, naming the grab bars at a water closet, shower and bathtub it refers to, and its objective adds the 1.3 kN load from Sentence 9.31.2.3.(1), the case of no side wall beside the toilet, and an illustrated layout.
What it covers
- 9.5.2.4. Stud Wall Reinforcement
- Objective
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