I believe what you describe is what is known as a "balloon framed " house, which is no longer legal to build.
Balloon framing used the same stud from sill plate to roof, with the second floor attached to the stud mid point [about] . As the building ages, second floor joists sag or go soft, the building "balloons" at the second floor, or the whole building simply racks out of square. First, check with your local building code people to see what they will allow for repairs in the balloon frame home [I'm guessing many in your area are likely built this way, since it was popular at the time. What local codes allow will influence your ability to insure, so worth the effort to get the straight scoop. Sister stud repair: Not ideal, but necessary in older buildings. I like to use a generous overlap with both glue and well spaced nails. If space allows, I like to use the double sister method, which sandwiches the old stud with a 2x on each side. Is the stud 2x4 or 2x6 ? If it was built before 1920 it's likely full dimension lumber which means the stud will be a full 2 inches thick x a full 4 or 6 inches thick.. modern lumber gives us 2x4's that measure 1 1/2 x 3 1/2 so you may want to rip down a thicker piece to get correct contact with inner and outer wall with the sister studs. Sills of course need to be pressure treated wood on a solid foundation and the studs re-attached properly so they don't kick out [common with the loading on balloon framed building as the roof sags and or the second floor sags. Good luck, I count among my personal blessings that I'm to far away to offer to help.. ;))) Grant... On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 12:42 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.
