nora10•1d ago

Had a bad one last month framing a wall in a 1920s house

I was working on a renovation in St. Paul, framing a new interior wall. Got the top plate nailed in, bottom plate down, everything looked square. Went to set the first stud and realized I'd completely missed the joist above by about 4 inches. Had to pull the whole top plate and sister a new piece onto the joist underneath. Took me an extra hour and a half, plus I wasted a good 12 foot 2x4. Has anyone else had to deal with old houses where the joists don't line up with anything?

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hall.ruby1d ago

Classic old house tax. Bet it wasn't the last surprise either.