Already found two walls that need stud replacements.
Ugh. That’s how it always goes. I was going to replace some 1950s cabinets. The floor around them had tiles, but once I pulled the cabinets you could see they tiled over two layers of vinyl/linoleum. Pull the floor out, had to remove a pipe to get some floor out, the inside of pipe was so clogged with rust and grease that the 1.5" hole was about 3/8" diameter. Pull all the galvanized pipes out, they were laying on the wiring for support. ??? Open the wall to move wiring, no insulation in the walls. Anyway 3 months later a cabinet change was a full down to the studs and subfloor kitchen reno
The nightmare I am afraid of. This house is a 1960s and I’m scared to open anymore walls. “Maybe it’s only this spot,” I keep telling myself.
Yeah I learned my lesson after trying to rip out and replace some moldy drywall and ran into asbesdos backing panels. Never again lol.
I had active subterranean termites a couple of years ago which caused me to do a full bathroom remodel. 🫠 It turned out that they had come up through a crack in the slab. I did tons of research and ended up doing DIY pest control (since I didn’t have a termite control contract/warranty). I sourced all of my termiticide from domyown, which included treating the active infestation directly with termidor (and then leaving them alone for 2-3 months to ensure they were poisoned - note that they’ll move to another part of your house if disturbed too much), trenching and treating around the foundation, installing a termite bait system outside, and finally spraying the studs with boracare (which lasts around 30 years).
I have trauma over that shit, luckily my studs weren’t eaten much as they preferred the wood flooring.
[Reference] Define Interesting.
Per the “ancient” “Chinese” curse, “May you live in interesting times,” I suspect.
(The phrase is actually the brainchild of a British diplomat who was posted to China for a while sometime around 1900, if I recall correctly.)
Thank you. However, our reference was to Firefly/Serenity.
Ugh, that sucks. Depending on how high the damage goes you can potentially sister the joists though. Cut out the damaged section, replace with new stud, then put a secondary stud that spans past the seam. You’ll use more lumber that way (most likely) but the benefit is you don’t have to rip open the entire wall.
Obviously there’s a break point where that stops making sense, bit that’s all in how far the damage goes up and if its literally evey stud or not.At this point it would be the same work to repair as to replace. Lucky, I have some time on my hands to deal with it.
