I’m remodeling a house built in 1893. It is balloon framed. The studs are not on center. I mean any center. The very between 12″o.c. to about 29″o.c. One (non-bearing) wall in particular bows out about an inch in the center (15′ wall).
I’d like to frame studs in and around the current studs 16″o.c.. Is there any suggestions on where to begin? Any resources, past magazine articles, books, etc.?
I’m not sure how to fasten the new studes. Looks tricky to attach them to the ribbon ledger.
Thanks,
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If the structure is reasonably sound, why not just strap the walls to make them straight and plumb appearing?
A lot easier and cheaper, the end product looks the same.
Gabe
My 1928 balloon-framed house was the same way. I removed the old plaster and lathe and furred the walls with metal furring channels. The channels are stiff enough to find the high a low spots pretty easily and shim accordingly.
Buy lots of shims.
I f it is a non-bearing wall like you say then remove and replace at the same time. I just finished that on my 1800's balloon framed home. Remove every other stud and then add new. For me it worked out pretty well. The new studs actually fell into placew between SOME of the existing ones so I didn't have to worry about not enough support. Mine was a load bearing wall..
Good Luck
Thats not a blemish....we call that character
i would go with the resilent channel running horizontial .when the channel is attached at both ends or corners put a piece of 1/2" scrap on bothe corners pull a stringg from the 2 points . then use a piece of 1/2" scrap and shim it to the string . the chann el is metal so on the bottom you would have use 1/2" plywood for nailing the base & the same on the top if you were installing crown