'Don't even hafta cut out the rotted part. (Of course, cut it out if you'll
feel better.) Just sister another section of stud from new sill plate
(preferably treated) up 2 to 3 feet above the rot and splice the old and new
securely together. 'Don't hafta go all the way to top plate. Larry, why
can't he use "dry wall" studs. Isn't that what goes on most studs these
days? :<)
Wilton (designed and built several houses with "dry wall" studs)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Turner" <l02tur...@comcast.net>
To: <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2014 3:42 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Building question
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?
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