And gib is drywall, or basically drywall -- I checked last time it came up. We also call it sheetrock, but that's actually a brand.
I *think* the earthquake straps we put in my folks' house were Ls *inside* the wall, not flat Ls set-in like yours, but it's been 15 years and I really don't remember. Their house is considerably bigger than mine, and has a second story, so some of the requirements are stricter. Also, I'm not changing enough for them to require me to upgrade everything, so what's there is still meeting 1960's standards, not current ones! Dad and I joked that in a bad enough quake, the new wall we built where the garage door used to be is the only thing that WON'T fall down. :P
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And gib is drywall, or basically drywall -- I checked last time it came up. We also call it sheetrock, but that's actually a brand.
I *think* the earthquake straps we put in my folks' house were Ls *inside* the wall, not flat Ls set-in like yours, but it's been 15 years and I really don't remember. Their house is considerably bigger than mine, and has a second story, so some of the requirements are stricter. Also, I'm not changing enough for them to require me to upgrade everything, so what's there is still meeting 1960's standards, not current ones! Dad and I joked that in a bad enough quake, the new wall we built where the garage door used to be is the only thing that WON'T fall down. :P