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Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on October 25, 2007, 4:13 pm
> If one is working on a wall where there may be some past termite damage
> (now
> certainly gone), there is a somewhat "cracking" sound when pounding the
> drywall, is there any way to reinforce the studs without having to remove
> all the drywall from the walls in question?
>
> In the house in question, the carpet, baseboards and the room itself is in
> good enough shape as to not need work, so to re-do all the drywall would
> be
> a massive effort and expense. The state of the studs is unknown, but
> surely
> there's some damage. In a few years, no structural damage was noticed.
>
> The fear is that being a corner room, if the studs are compromised,
> eventually the structure could be damaged. Removing the drywall would
> allow
> new PT or metal studs to be inserted.
>
> I'm wondering if there are alternatives. For example, some INJECTABLE
> polymer or something, which could be inserted into holes drilled in the
> wall, which would fill up any gaps in the studs and strengthen them?
>
> Surely there are solutions none of us have thought of which would prevent
> having to take apart the carpet and baseboards etc.
>
> Thanks!
Hypothetically speaking, if you *did* decide to remove all the drywall and
work on the studs, would you be doing the work, or would you hire someone?
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