"Rick5" wrote in message
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Hi,

I am having my bathroom remodeled (I am not doing it myself). It's
already been gutted down to the studs. I was very happy to see that
almost all of the wood behind the tub and tile is totally fine. However,
there is a small bit of rot in one corner where a stud meets joist. The
bottom of the joist is slightly rotten due to an old bathroom leak that
was fixed many years ago. That area has definitely been dry for years.
The area is about two or three inches wide. I jammed a screw driver in
there and it seems that the rest of the wood in that area is very solid.
If I had to guess, I'd say 75% of the wood in that two inch section is
solid with no discoloring from water, etc. I will point this area out to
the contractor, but is this something that will have to be replaced? The
stud seems totally fine, it's just the joist part on the bottom. Would a
sister joist be appropriate in a situation like this, or can some sort of
epoxy be used to reinforce the area?

Thanks!!

Rick

Sounds like a non issue. If the contractor deems necessary, he'll sister a
2X to it