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They came over this morning and snapped a line. The middle is out of plumb over an inch. Some of the treated 2x4s are less than 3 1/2 and some are more so 1/2 discrepancy. I told them they have to remove all of the ****** lumber and replace it, sister full studs and put a level on the studs...

Will do. They suggested I don’t bother leveling the top plate but that’s ridiculous. I’m giving instructions tomorrow and babysitting.

I’m doing the same exact thing right now except all four of my sill plates are completely rotted.

The new partial studs are nailed to the old partial studs. They said this was good enough but it’s not. I’m making them sister with a full stud.

Hi. I recently bout a 1968 house with detached garage. All four sill plates are rotted and about 3” up each stud. It’s been a long week. I hired a couple guys that made a mess of the west wall. They are coming back tomorrow. I’ll see what they say. I’ll post more pictures tomorrow. It’s...