and, to clarify the rules a little bit. Studs facing vertical, and showing, is OK. Connections on to those vertically facing studs is not. if you built a tower of 2×4 bricks vertically, it would not be OK. If you knocked it over on it’s side, now it’s entirely legal, though boring.
got it?
Nope. Don’t get how a brick could have studs facing vertical and showing without there being a connection to a vertically facing stud. Unless you’re just slapping brackets on top…