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by peripatus
Mon Aug 17, 2020 3:37 pm
Forum: Carpentry and Joinery Forum
Topic: Rotten subfloor/stud wall repair - load bearing concerns
Replies: 3
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Re: Rotten subfloor/stud wall repair - load bearing concerns

Hi Stoneboy, to be clear, do you mean that I leave the stud wall as is, and sister in extra pieces as necessary for fixing? Am I OK to leave the decayed sections of the base plate, if I cut away the damaged subfloor flush to them, dry everything out as much as I can and treat everything with preserv...
by peripatus
Sat Aug 15, 2020 4:53 pm
Forum: Carpentry and Joinery Forum
Topic: Rotten subfloor/stud wall repair - load bearing concerns
Replies: 3
Views: 3744

Rotten subfloor/stud wall repair - load bearing concerns

I had a long term leak from a shower that crept behind skirting board and has rotted a section of (chipboard) subfloor and the near side of the floor plate from the adjacent stud wall (see photo). The floor joists run parallel with the wall, so the subfloor runs under the wall. Only about 50cm of fl...
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