Q7.11: According to Section 7.4d, there are no restrictions on the length of the faying surface in connections between wall members. However, it remains unclear whether there is a faying surface limit when gluing wall members to frame members. For example, is it permissible to glue a frame member to the wall member along its entire vertical length?

A: Any member glued to a wall must meet the requirements of Section 7.4a. The glue can only be present at the fraying surface of the individual members. For example, the section states: “any members in contact must have glue between the faying surfaces of the two members.” In addition, “excess glue must be confined to 0.5 in. in any direction of the edge of any faying surface.” Each violation of the members’ connection will result in 3 added to V.