Lots of old homes built this way; surely they do not expect the owner to bulldoze the house and rebuild for such a repair that is fairly common.
On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 9:19 PM, G Mann <g2ma...@gmail.com> wrote: > What you have described is known here as a "balloon framed" structure, > which BTW is not allowed by building code anywhere I know of if, as you > describe, the studs are two story. > > The fix you propose is less than an perfect fix, but likely your only > option. I would suggest you clean, glue and clamp the sister stud onto the > solid portion of the existing stud with good overlap to engage as much > structure as possible. > > Also.. check your local building codes to see if such repair is allowed.. > Might be an insurance concern? > > Grant... > > > On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 7:14 PM, <dsereta...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > I have a "cottage". Really it's a tiny thing that resembles a large > shack! > > I've been doing some sill repairs but some of the studs sitting on the > > rotted sill have rotted as well. I was thinking about cutting out the > > rotted bottom section, splicing in a new piece of stud and then > sistering > > it all up with another 2x4. Does the sistering stud have to reach all the > > way up to the top plate? I can't realistically do this because it extends > > through the ceiling into the second floor. Any thoughts? > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
