Yes this was common practice for many years. Use treated lumber, which is relatively cheap, so a little overbuilding is fairly inexpensive compared to the risk being averted. Good Luck
On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 11:05 AM, Brian Toscano <brian.tosc...@gmail.com>wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________ 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
