I am mid stride in the planning stages of a renovation to my home. I have addressed how I will navigate many of the challenges of remodeling a 55 year old home with balloon framing. I am using a contractor but want to have a clear scope of work for many of the remediation issues that will be conducted during the construction. This brings me to this issue. I need feedback on structural rot repair. Below is the description of situation.

My home is built on a slab foundation. The family room is sunk in about 18 inches. Along a block wall that defines the one wall of the family room there is a section that has sustained water damage. This includes plaster damage as well as sill and stud rot. The sill and studs sit above grade. The damage was caused by a down spout that terminated into the ground. During heavy rains the ground would traverse under the garage floor and wick through the block and into the plaster and framing.

I initially thought I would remove the section of damaged plaster, support the framing, remove the damaged section of the sill, replace with new wood, sister the studs with rot at the base, and replace the plaster wall.

I had an idea today to explore structural rot repair using expoxies. If this is possible I could eliminate much of the hassle of this repair. Does anyone have experience or feedback they would share regarding this method?

BTW…I have addressed and repaired the root cause of the leak. This included new drainage and trenching along the wall and parging and sealing the block down to the footer.