Already found two walls that need stud replacements.

  • Broken@lemmy.ml
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    1 month ago

    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.