N.M. Admin. Code § 14.7.5.12 - WALL ANCHORS

A. Bale straw in-fill walls shall be securely anchored to all adjacent structural members to sufficiently resist horizontal displacement of the wall panels.

B. Anchors shall be placed at every horizontal joint or one per bale along vertical structure and a maximum of twenty-four inches (24") on center along horizontal structures at the top of bale wall panels beginning not more than twelve inches (12") from each end of the wall panel.

C. Anchors shall be metal strips or dowels. Metal strips shall be six inches (6") wide expanded metal lath or FHA perforated metal strips which shall be securely fastened to the vertical structural members and shall extend at least twelve inches (12") onto the adjacent bale and shall be pinned into the bale. Dowels shall be one-half inch (1/2") minimum diameter wood or steel and shall extend into the bale at least six inches (6").

D. Intersecting walls of other materials intersecting bale walls shall be attached to the bale wall by means of one or more of the following methods.

(1) Wooden dowels at least five-eighths inch (5/8") in diameter of sufficient length to provide twelve inches (12") of penetration into the bale, driven through holes bored in the abutting stud, and spaced to provide one dowel connection per bale.

(2) Pointed wooden stakes, at least12 inches (12") in length and one and one-half inches (1-1/2") by three and one-half inches (3-1/2") at the exposed end, fully driven into each course of bales, as anchorage points.

(3) Bolted or threaded rod connection of the abutting wall, through the bale wall, to a steel nut and steel or plywood plate washer, a minimum of six inches ( 6") square and a minimum thickness of three-sixteenth inch (3/16") for steel and one-half inch (1/2") for plywood, in at least three equally spaced locations.

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N.M. Admin. Code § 14.7.5.12

14.7.5.12 NMAC - Rp, 14.7.5.12 NMAC, 1-1-08