My dad wants me to only remove the water damaged portion (bottom 3 in. - 2 ft.) of a wall's studs & then replace the missing portions with longer pieces. The replacements will overlap the remaining/original studs by about a foot & then be nailed in.
The walls in question are both exterior walls which meet to form a corner of the house. We live in Sylmar California & live right on top of the famouse "Sylmar Earthquake" fault, not to mention all the other earthquake faults very nearby. I'm concerned about the structural integrity of these very important walls. Can I safely follow my dad's wishes or should I do what makes sense (to me) & replace the entire stud/s?
2006-09-15 03:02:01 · 12 answers · asked by cheapskate 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
you'd have to add a patch stud, long enough and secured well enough to be viable. no matter where the cut or rot is, the new patch should extend to the floor for support,,,especially if it haapens to be load bearing.
That said,,, life on a fault line,,, has been a major fault of all contractors and developers,,,IE: hospitals built on fault lines. That issue pretty much does away with any patchwork being safe and secure,,, though new, code construction, on a fault line can be as unsafe. Band-aids only do what they are designed to do. They will not prevent bleeding out, if an artery is severed.
Rev. Steven
2006-09-15 03:14:43 · answer #1 · answered by DIY Doc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do not do that.. you can not cut one out and piece another in.. you can marriage them by using a full length stud going from top to bottom and nailing the good portion of the damaged stud too it.. but do not scab on a piece to cover the bad part.. and if you have that much water damage.. you are better to have a structural engineer look at the building so you don't wind up with 6 or 7 tons of house laying on you in the middle of the night..
2006-09-15 03:08:30 · answer #2 · answered by loneranger_1962m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called 'sistering" and it's perfectly fine for non load bearing walls. for load bearing walls or a corner like you have keep in mind that the wood won't be carrying the load. the fasterner will, either a nail or a screw. if you are trying to save money a better was would be to replace the wood inline and use brackets on either side to stabilize it. then the wood will carry the roof load. It WON'T be as secure as a new stud and it will be prone to lateral forces if you have another quake but otherwise it should be ok. You should also see what the building code is.
2006-09-15 03:08:05 · answer #3 · answered by Scott L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
can a corner wall stud be partially replace by cutting out damaged placing a
piece in and then sister a new stud
2016-08-28 09:46:56 · answer #4 · answered by Johnny 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would probably be structurally sound, provided you remove every bit of the rot and adequately overlap the new studs (perhaps 18" would be stronger). However, if you replace the studs entirely (consider pressure treated lumber), you lessen the nightmare of trying to manipulate the replacement insulation (you ARE replacing the insulation, yes?).
2006-09-15 03:09:58 · answer #5 · answered by alchemist0750 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. In fact in California it's illegal to make a structural repair of the one you're talking about without being licensed and bonded to do so. And should you make such a repair you will have a difficult time selling your house. By law you will have to disclose that you made the repair yourself and the buyer would be smart to demand that the repair was inspected and repaired properly before buying the home.
2006-09-15 03:10:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can but i would replace the whole thing by putting one right beside it nailing it in place then remove the old one.since you live on a fault line it would be better to just move to another state like Alabama we have Earthquakes here about every million years.
2006-09-15 03:17:33 · answer #7 · answered by rollandday 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give that stud a few, long good hammerings, eventually the stud will become drained from the pounding your enforcing upon it, and will come out for some beer, and t.v
2016-03-17 02:22:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a stud supports the header at the top. what you're thinking of doing is hanging everthing on a few nails. You won't have any support and the whole thing will start to sag, then the plaster will crack then the roof will sag. etc etc
2006-09-15 03:09:12 · answer #9 · answered by zocko 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just cut a piece longer then the damaged area and nail or screw it to the damaged stud. This will re-enforce it. You do not have to remove the old one.
2006-09-15 03:10:59 · answer #10 · answered by JD 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋