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Shear Wall Nailing Calculator

Calculate the number of nails required for a shear wall based on wall length, nail spacing, and panel thickness. Essential for meeting building code requirements for lateral resistance.

Updated 2025-01-153 min readCalzyra Construction Team

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How this calculator works

nailCount = ceil((wallLength * 12) / nailSpacing) * ceil((panelHeight / nailSpacing) + 1)

Divides the wall length by nail spacing for the horizontal count and calculates the vertical rows based on panel height, then multiplies for the total number of nails.

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