Bottom plate not touching floor on a 2 ft section need help
Dames15
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Good evening,
it’s been 6 years since I left building behind me.
my wife and I purchased a large parcel of land and started building. Things have been moving along well until today.
I framed, squared, sheathed and stood the second 36’ exterior wall and on one end about a 2’ long section there is a gap. At the end of the wall it is about 7/16 off the subfloor. No problems at all with any other wall in the house. I feel like a total moron.
question is has anyone else run into this type of situation? If so how did you remedy?
swallowing my pride big time here asking for help.
thanks in advance.
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If the wall is still square and plumb, the problem is in the floor. You have to find out which it is to fix it right. Else, this will echo through the rest of the building elements in this area. Just don't ask me how I know...I can't swallow that much pride. Or:
2' out of 36' at 7/16"? Your not building an airplane here so add another layer or two of sill sealer and go for it.
I'd at least investigate if it was the floor or wall. Maybe the floor joists or sill wall are out of level.
I had something similar happen. The middle few feet of one of my exterior walls was high by 1/4" or so. When I put a six foot level on the floor I realized it dipped in that area, guess the joists or beam was off.
I ended up hammering the bottom plate flush to the subfloor, shiming under the studs and reinforcing the bottom of the studs with some pieces of 2x6 on each side.
Not sure if this was the best approach but it worked. Good luck!
Did you toenail the bottom plate to a line before sheathing the wall laying on the deck?
7/16" is a lot over 2'. Is this the first floor? Sounds like maybe +/- 1/4" became + AND - 1/4". (ie, in this corner maybe the foundation is a little low, the sill plate is a little thin, and the last two joists happen to be on the small side while the third joist is on the larger side). If the floor dips into the corner I'd try to correct that now.
If it's the wall that's out and not the floor, knock the sheathing loose on that end.