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Posted by Wayne Whitney on July 8, 2009, 11:52 am
> On the other hand, when I see the original work and subsequent remodels,
> I feel pretty good about the work I'm doing. :) It's like they pieced
> together the house with whatever scraps they could find. The kitchen wall
> we just opened, for instance, is a jumbled collection of two foot long
> studs criss-crossing every direction.
> http://www.mountain-software.com/clark/wall.jpg
That actually looks to me as if originally there were two window
openings that extended closer to the floor, and then it was remodeled
to be one wide window opening higher up. That would explain the
pattern of the studs.
Cheers, Wayne
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Posted by HerHusband on July 8, 2009, 1:22 pm
>> http://www.mountain-software.com/clark/wall.jpg
>
> That actually looks to me as if originally there were two window
> openings that extended closer to the floor, and then it was remodeled
> to be one wide window opening higher up. That would explain the
> pattern of the studs.
I do believe there was a different window on the right at some point, as
the siding had been patched in that area as well.
The one on the left is a little weird though. No signs from the siding it
had been modified, and why would the window opening have been filled with a
stack of studs instead of full height studs like the right side. One of
those little things that keeps you guessing... :)
Anthony
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Posted by Wayne Whitney on July 8, 2009, 1:43 pm
> The one on the left is a little weird though. No signs from the siding it
> had been modified, and why would the window opening have been filled with a
> stack of studs instead of full height studs like the right side. One of
> those little things that keeps you guessing... :)
The one on the left looks like there had been two windows there (of
different heights) before the current window.
Cheers, Wayne
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Posted by PeterD on July 9, 2009, 10:04 am
On Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:52:57 GMT, Wayne Whitney
>> On the other hand, when I see the original work and subsequent remodels,
>> I feel pretty good about the work I'm doing. :) It's like they pieced
>> together the house with whatever scraps they could find. The kitchen wall
>> we just opened, for instance, is a jumbled collection of two foot long
>> studs criss-crossing every direction.
>> http://www.mountain-software.com/clark/wall.jpg
>That actually looks to me as if originally there were two window
>openings that extended closer to the floor, and then it was remodeled
>to be one wide window opening higher up. That would explain the
>pattern of the studs.
>Cheers, Wayne
great shot, I like that leaning 2x4 on the left!
Where is the floor, right at the bottom?
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Posted by HerHusband on July 10, 2009, 9:18 am
>> http://www.mountain-software.com/clark/wall.jpg
> great shot, I like that leaning 2x4 on the left!
And the short diagonal 2x4. I wonder what structural support that was
supposed to provide? :)
> Where is the floor, right at the bottom?
Yes, just below the bottom white siding board that is still on the wall in
the photo.
Anthony
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> I feel pretty good about the work I'm doing. :) It's like they pieced
> together the house with whatever scraps they could find. The kitchen wall
> we just opened, for instance, is a jumbled collection of two foot long
> studs criss-crossing every direction.
> http://www.mountain-software.com/clark/wall.jpg