how do I replace rotted bottom plate on my shed
On 8/17/2019 7:24 PM, TimR wrote:
I got my shed reroofed this summer. The roofer replaced some rotted sheathing on the roof and side. I don't do roofs, at my age my balance isn't reliable.
Now I see the bottom plate is rotted on a couple of sides. We had the rainiest fall in history, and I had a roof leak in that area.
What is the method to replace that? Or is there a work around? It looks like to replace it I'd have to jack the top plate, cut studs, and insert a new bottom? Or is there a better way? This is one I've never worked on.
When I did it in my 80 yo shop, I just jacked up the wall slightly with
a 4x4 spreading out the force over the stretch of wall, cut or pulled
the nails holding the studs to the baseboard, removed the baseboard and
replaced it with pressure treated wood, then nailed the studs to that.
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