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Has anyone done this type of renovation before where you can't build it exactly as you should but need to improvise?

There are no weep holes but this could be remedied. Because I have no access to the outside of the sheathing, my thought was to do the best I can from inside. I was considering running 1/2 inch furing strips vertically in each stud cavity then attaching a foamboard product to these strips. I...

I appreciate the response. I think the rotten sheathing is a result of groundwater. The landscaping around this area of the building was actually even with the interior floor level. Rain runoff would pool along this wall of the building. There may have been some leakage from a roof leak as well...

I hope someone can help me and this is not too lengthy. I have a home with a detached garage that was converted to a guest house by a previous owner. It is a great space but needs to be renovated. I have gutted the building back to the studs and had a new roof installed. The plumbing is in good...