Everywhere I have swung a hammer has required treated lumber for sill plates.
Dan Sent from my iPad > On Apr 28, 2014, at 3:42 PM, Larry Turner <l02tur...@comcast.net> wrote: > > BTW, don't make the mistake of using dry wall studs. You probably know all > of this but they are much too brittle. > > Good Luck - > > LarryT > > >> On 4/9/2013 10:14 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 > > 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 > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has > no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. _______________________________________ http://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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
