I cut off the old studs as far up as necessary to get to good solid wood,
then fit a piece of PT 2x4 down to the sill, then use another pt 2x4 from
the sill up 18 inches past the cut end, both pt's toenailed to the sill and
each other and the longer one nailed to the remaining section of good stud,
( I use a nail gun, if you don't have access to a nail gun I would use deck
screws
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-----Original Message-----
From: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of zinkz5
Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2012 2:43 PM
To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [DIY] wall studs
Hello,
I have a garage in bad shape. The siding is shot, the sill plate is bad in
some areas, and some of the wall studs are bad on the bottom few inches. I
can reside it, and I think I can support the rafters, with a beam & jacks,
to take the weight off the wall in order to replace the sill plate (just a
2x4 was used). My question is: What is the acceptable way to repair the wall
studs which are bad? Do I have to replace the whole stud?, or can I scab in
new sections (about 12" long) at the bottoms? Is just nailing them in OK, or
would screws be better? Do I need some kind of "connector" plates to graft
on a new one foot section at the bottom of the stud, rather than going along
side of it with a new piece?
Any advice?
Thanks,
John S.
Greensboro, NC
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