Strong-Wall® Site-Built Portal Frame System for Prescriptive Design Overview

The code-listed Strong-Wall site-built portal frame system (PFS) provides designers, builders and contractors in prescriptive markets with an easy way to meet coderequired wall-bracing requirements with narrow wall widths. Simple and quick to install, the PFS is a cost-effective alternative to IRC braced-wall solutions.

Strong-Wall Site-Built Portal Frame System

Code-Listed — ICC-ES ESR-4455, evaluated to the 2018, 2015, 2012 and 2009 International Residential Code (IRC).
Narrow wall width — 10" or 12" nominal column sizes allow builders to maintain narrow return walls at garage openings and allow designers to maximize portal openings in standard wall framing, such as for large picture windows or sliding glass doors.
Easy to assemble — saves time for the installer and increases the confidence of the specifier that it will be installed properly.
Cost effective — site-built portal frames are less expensive than prefabricated shearwalls or moment frames.
Equivalent wall length — designers need as much equivalent wall length as possible to economically design structures.

Single-Wall Portal Frame Kit (PFS-HKS)

The PFS single-wall portal frame kit provides all the necessary hardware to build a single-wall portal frame system to meet code-required wall-bracing requirements with narrow wall widths.

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Double-Wall Portal Frame Kit (PFS-HKD)

The PFS double-wall portal frame kit provides all the necessary hardware to build a double-wall portal frame system to meet code-required wall-bracing requirements with narrow wall widths.

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Software

Wall-Bracing-Length Calculator

Calculate the required length of wall bracing to resist prescriptive lateral loads in accordance with the International Residential Code.

Strong-Wall Bracing Selector

Identify prescriptive and pre-engineered solutions to site-build shearwalls, allowing designers to quickly select space-efficient panels.

Strong-Wall Shearwall Selector

Design appropriate prefabricated shearwall panels in accordance with the latest building codes intended for engineered design.

Installation Information

The PFS is designed for quick, accurate installation and meets wall bracing requirements in narrow spaces without sacrificing strength. To learn more, view our installation video.

Strong-Wall® Site-Built Portal Frame System for Prescriptive Design Overview