Splice stud

[jonasob]

I have replaced a sill in one spot in the bathroom and then discovered that the wood is rotten even 30-40cm up on a couple of studs. I would like to replace this with fresh wood, but I wonder how I should splice the studs together. Is it enough with a mending plate and anchor screws from both sides? It's mostly forces in the longitudinal direction, so I spontaneously think it should suffice.

 

[saturnus]

Yes, it's fine to use spikbleck, as you mentioned. You also have cladding on both sides that holds the studs in place. However, experience shows that if there's rot in a piece of timber, it's present throughout the entire piece. But sure, it can take a long time before the rot becomes visible again, so try to replace as long a piece of the stud as possible.

 

[Daveo]

Attach a stamp next to the rule and replace the entire rule instead

 

[jonasob]

I would gladly replace the beams entirely, but they are each about five meters long and go through two floors, so it's a bit more work to do that than just replacing a part.