Is an 'exterior' California corner acceptable?

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I know the top California corner is acceptable (and preferred for insulation advantages), but is the bottom corner a sound technique?

Are you asking about the exterior of the building or just "outside" corners on interior walls? — isherwood, Sep 24 '20 at 16:32

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 24 '20 at 16:10

These two are effectively the same corner. One is just rotated 180 degree from the other. you can clearly see that in this edited image:

The only thing that's different is that you are showing only the interior wall finish.

So yes, this is perfectly acceptable and commonly done.

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