Recent content by bluezeno

Just discovered this today. Looks like a broken sill plate to me. The sill plate on the opposite side of the garage is all one long piece of wood. Should I get this looked at by a structural engineer?

Thank you very much for the detailed reply. Would it be safe to trim the wood bottom plate to make it flush with the drywall corner?

Thank you very much for the insight. Any spray foam you recommend?

Thank you very much for the info. Any specific caulk you recommend?

Hi all, In one corner of my garage, I have both a Bottom Plate from the Framing Wall and a Support Metal Beam sticking out of the dry wall. I want to seal the gap between the Support Metal Beam and the Concrete Basement Floor which I marked in "sky blue". The reason I want to do this is...

Thank you for the reply. What's the deal with the wood on top of the slab? Can I just cut that part of the wood off to make it a square corner?

Hello all, I'm about to purchase a new construction home but there is a big gap (in my opinion) between the garage floor and the dry wall as shown in the picture. Anyone have any suggestions on how to fix this?