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I found a small section of sill plate where the bottom is rotted. Can I fill this with epoxy wood filler? Will epoxy take the weight? You can't see from the picture but the section is about 16" long and the rot goes back in a wedge shape 1/2 to 2/3 the way under the bottom of the 2x4 sill. It...

I have removed my old deck and opened the bottom of the wall because of some water damage to the rim joist. House is 25 years old. I noticed the subfloor does not go all way the under the sole plate of the wall to be flush with the rim joist. It is 1" short. Is this something to worry about...

How would I replace this frost-free sillcock with a new one? Should it be soldered? The pipe on the left of this pic is the sillcock. http://a.imageshack.us/img838/499/sillcock.jpg

Hello! I bought my first house a while ago and I've been trying to get a grip on this house stuff, lawn care and all the other hassles of suburban life. My house had a lot more problems than I anticipated and I'm basically replacing everything: deck, windows, siding, toilets, faucets, a lot...